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                                                                  H.R. No. 85 


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable Gordon Reece Davis on January 13, 2005, is cause for reflection on this talented Texan's many accomplishments, and the sorrow of the loss is perhaps lessened by the sure knowledge that his was a life well lived; and WHEREAS, A true renaissance man, Mr. Davis brought his considerable gifts to a number of vocations during his life, including those of salesman, executive, inventor, songwriter, poet, postmaster, and deacon; and WHEREAS, Mr. Davis also devoted much of his life to the public good, serving at various times as a U.S. Army National Guardsman, a justice of the peace, and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives during the 47th, 48th, and 50th legislative sessions; and WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Davis drew strength and sustenance from his faith, and his inspiring example continues to shine in the hearts of all who had the great good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Gordon Reece Davis and extend sincere sympathy to his sons, Gordon Ray, Edward Reece, Melvin Lee, and Alex Andy, to his daughters, Sally Elizabeth, Pamela, Beverly Reece, and Patsy Ruth, to the other members of his family, and to his many friends and admirers; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gordon Reece Davis. Haggerty Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford Dukes King of Parker Talton Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson Edwards Krusee Truitt Eiland Kuempel Turner Eissler Laney Uresti Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale Escobar Leibowitz Veasey Farabee Luna Villarreal Farrar Madden Vo Flores Martinez West Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong Frost McCall Woolley Gallego McClendon Zedler Gattis McReynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 85 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 10, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House