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79R11558 MAM-D

By:  Hilderbran                                                   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.