79R11289 JNC-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 1062



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may 
temper the profound sadness that the passing of Warden John Newell 
of Richardson on August 21, 2003, at the age of 68, brought to all 
who loved this esteemed gentleman; and
	WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Mr. Newell was born 
in Alice and raised in Alpine, where he was valedictorian of his 
graduating class; he went on to attend Princeton University and 
earned his bachelor's degree from The University of Texas in 1956; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Newell had a distinguished career with Chance 
Vought Aircraft, and he was involved with the design and 
development of some of the earliest solid-state electronics, worked 
on the design of guidance and control systems for aircraft and 
missiles, and made substantial contributions to the Lance Missile; 
after 40 years of service, he retired as director of system 
engineering from Lockheed Martin Vought Systems in 1996; and
	WHEREAS, Passionate about music, this talented Texan began 
playing the trumpet at the age of six and continued into his 
retirement years; he played in the Grand Prairie, Irving, and 
Garland Symphony Orchestras and served as the first president of 
the Richardson Community Band, of which he was a member for more 
than 20 years; and
	WHEREAS, Warden Newell was a devoted husband and father whose 
creativity, enthusiasm, and ingenuity endeared him to many, and 
while he is deeply missed, his spirit lives on in the hearts of the 
people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the life of Warden John Newell and extend 
deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Helen 
Tweed Newell; to his children, Kate Torrance, Anita Newell, John 
Newell III, Robert Newell, Mark Newell, Jerry Newell, Guy Davis, 
Melanie Acosta, and Stephanie Schroeder; to his daughters-in-law, 
Kathy Newell and Kristan Davis; to his sons-in-law, Jad Torrance, 
Joel Acosta, and Jamie Schroeder; to his siblings, Laura Pattillo, 
Joanna Cowell and her husband, Lee, David Newell and his wife, 
Malia, and Tom Van Auken and his wife, Nancy; to his grandchildren, 
Loretta and Meredith Newell, Emily, Evelyn, Lane, and Luke Acosta, 
and Madeleine and Grant Davis; 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 Warden John 
Newell.