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                                                                  H.R. No. 947



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, William S. Thomas, a native Texan and longtime 
Austinite, is celebrating his 80th birthday on March 31, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Abilene in 1925, Mr. Thomas lived in 
Colorado during his adolescence before returning to the city of his 
birth as a teenager; he graduated from Abilene High School in 1943 
and attended Southern Methodist University until his education was 
interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army during World War II; and
	WHEREAS, After his discharge from the military, he was 
employed by Magnolia Oil Company; a man with a strong interest in 
education, Mr. Thomas returned to SMU and received a bachelor of 
business administration degree in professional accounting on 
August 28, 1953; he went on to earn a juris doctorate from SMU 
School of Law on May 28, 1956, and, while practicing law, returned 
to his alma mater to complete a master of arts degree in geology 
eight years later; and
	WHEREAS, In 1964, Mr. Thomas moved his family to Austin, 
where he has managed personal investments for many years; a 
licensed private pilot, he is a devoted family man as well who will 
celebrate his 54th wedding anniversary with his wife, the former Jo 
Ann Alexander, on September 8, 2005; today, his close-knit family 
also includes his son and daughter-in-law, Charles William Thomas 
and Leigh Peters Thomas, his daughter and son-in-law, Jill Thomas 
Ford and Ron William Ford, and his grandchildren, Lauren Elizabeth 
Thomas, Ross William Thomas, Allison Ford, and Courtney Ford; and
	WHEREAS, The birthday of William Thomas provides a fitting 
opportunity to honor this esteemed Texan for his myriad 
achievements and to remind him of the high regard in which he is 
held by a great many people; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate William S. Thomas on the occasion 
of his 80th birthday and extend best wishes to him for a joyful and 
memorable celebration; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Thomas as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                 Allen of Dallas

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 947 was adopted by the House on March 
31, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House