H.R. No. 277



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, With the passing of Roy Evans on February 5, 2005, 
the world has lost a lifelong champion of working people and a 
relentless battler of injustice in all its forms, and we join his 
family and friends in mourning their loss; and
	WHEREAS, A workingman from an early age, Mr. Evans held a 
series of jobs over the course of his life that ranged from selling 
magazines and tending livestock to serving as president of the 
Texas AFL-CIO, and his conviction that every job is possessed of 
dignity if done well was reflected in his own approach to his work, 
no matter what it was; and
	WHEREAS, During the turbulent period of the 1960s, Mr. Evans 
was an eloquent and compelling voice for the workers of Texas, 
representing his compatriots in negotiations over workers' 
compensation and later serving as a member of the Industrial 
Accidents Board; and
	WHEREAS, Mindful that the inspiring and colorful history of 
the labor movement be kept alive for future generations, Mr. Evans 
also served as the first board president of the Texas Labor Movement 
Foundation, which collects the oral histories of union members in 
Texas; and
	WHEREAS, In his journey through the 20th century, Roy Evans 
himself became a living symbol of the labor movement, and although 
his death has saddened us, his spirited advocacy of the poor, the 
oppressed, and the disenfranchised will shine on in the work of his 
brothers and sisters in unions across the Lone Star State and 
throughout the world; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roy Evans and extend 
sincere sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy 
Evans.

                                                                           Dukes


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 277 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2005.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House