79R8972 MDM-D

By:  Hopson                                                       H.R. No. 760



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may comfort the family 
and friends of Crawford Godfrey of Jacksonville, who died on 
February 24, 2005, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville on January 21, 1913, Mr. Godfrey 
spent his early years in Crandall and graduated from Kaufman High 
School; after attending Schreiner College, he went on to earn a 
degree from The University of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, He married the love of his life, Helen Gray, in 1936, 
and the couple enjoyed an enduring union until her passing in 1997; 
and
	WHEREAS, Successful in a number of professional ventures, Mr. 
Godfrey was an accountant and later a partner with the Childs Food 
company, which merged with Kroger in 1957; he moved to Shreveport to 
work with Kroger and also bought two radio stations and co-owned an 
automobile business; he became president of Nichols Industries and 
served as a director of Kusan when it merged with Nichols; he 
participated in the merger of Kusan with Bethlehem Steel, and in 
1969 he purchased S-K Church Furniture Company; and
	WHEREAS, A respected community leader, Mr. Godfrey was 
president of the United Fund, Jacksonville Public Library, and 
local Kiwanis club, as well as a lieutenant governor with the 
Kiwanis organization; he was on the boards of directors of the 
chamber of commerce and the Jacksonville Industrial Foundation, and 
he served as mayor and on the city council; an active congregant of 
the First Presbyterian Church for nearly 70 years, he was selected 
an advisory director of Austin Bank and was on the Nan Travis 
Hospital board for 30 years; and
	WHEREAS, Crawford Godfrey touched the lives of countless 
individuals during his lifetime, and he will long be remembered for 
his impressive achievements and his unwavering commitment to his 
community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Crawford Godfrey and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his sons 
and daughters-in-law, Thomas Gray Godfrey, Gary Crawford and Lois 
Ann Godfrey, and James David and Jean Godfrey; to his grandchildren 
and their spouses, David Gray and Rebecca Godfrey, Jennifer Lynelle 
and Geoffrey Bennett, Stephen Crawford and Laurie Godfrey, and 
Kevin Gray and Sara Godfrey; to his great-grandchildren, Ruth 
Lynelle Bennett and Madison Lea, Gavin Brant, Mandalyn Grahm, Kade 
Crawford, and Gray Joshua Godfrey; to his sister, Merle Bounds; 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 Crawford 
Godfrey.