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H.R. No. 1031
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Memories of a life of joyful moments and meaningful
accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of John Richard
"Jack" Furman III, who passed away on March 20, 2005, at the age of
68; and
WHEREAS, Born on January 7, 1937, in Victoria, Mr. Furman
attended Tivy High School and The University of Texas and served his
country in the U.S. Army Reserve; in 1960, he joined his father to
work for the family business, Dick Furman Insurance Agency; and
WHEREAS, An active member of First Presbyterian Church of
Kerrville, Jack Furman was a man of deeply felt faith who was
committed to serving others; he was a former member of the Kerrville
City Council and was both mayor pro tem and mayor of Kerrville; he
also distinguished himself as a hardworking member of the Upper
Guadalupe River Authority Board, the Kerrville Public Utility
Board, and the Kerrville Economic Development Foundation, and he
was a longtime member of the Kerrville Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, A loving father and husband, Mr. Furman was a highly
respected leader in his community, and he will be deeply missed by
all those who were privileged 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 Jack Furman and extend
sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Jo Ann Furman;
to his daughter, Laura Furman Singleton and her husband, Greg; to
his mother-in-law, Alta Bridges; to his brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Tommy and Laura Bridges; to his nephew, James Allen
Bridges; to his cousins, Bill Furman, Dick Eastland and his wife,
Tweety, Stacy Eastland and his wife, Tara, Nancy Leaton and her
husband, Barry, Seaborn Connally and his wife, Andrea, and Frank
Connally and his wife, Susan; 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 Jack
Furman.
Hilderbran
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1031 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 22, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House