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H.R. No. 226
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends deeply mourn the passing of
Edmund Reynolds Wood of Dallas, who died on December 10, 2004; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Southern Methodist University
and the University of Houston School of Law, Mr. Wood joined his
father's law firm; he earned a reputation for being a talented real
estate trial attorney, serving for many years as general counsel
for Stewart Title Guaranty Company for the Northern Region of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wood was active in politics and served as the
first campaign chairman for Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, championing
him through many reelection campaigns; furthermore, he was
appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe to the Texas Commission for
Uniform State Laws, which he served for 16 years; and
WHEREAS, An energetic and valued member of his community,
Mr. Wood, who was captain of his high school golf team, was a
popular member of the Lakewood Country Club; it was there that he
helped to found the Lady Mustang Golf Tournament; also an excellent
cook, Mr. Wood won a number of blue ribbons for his culinary skills
at the State Fair of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Devoted family man, distinguished attorney, and
cherished friend, Edmund Reynolds Wood was known for his genuine
kindness and clever sense of humor; he left an indelible imprint on
the lives of all who were fortunate enough to have known him, and he
will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edmund Reynolds Wood
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
beloved wife of 39 years, Linda Sharrock Wood; to his two sons,
Barry Burke Wood and Mark Sharrock Wood; and to his other relatives
and many friends; 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 Edmund
Reynolds Wood.
Goolsby
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 Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 226 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House