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H.R. No. 1119
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times, loving
moments, and meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and
friends of Dr. James Perry Addison of Paris, who passed away on
September 27, 2004, at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, A native Texan, Dr. Addison was born in Dallas on
August 15, 1913; he graduated from Oak Cliff High School and went on
to attend Baylor University College of Dentistry; and
WHEREAS, After proudly serving his country in the U.S. Navy
during World War II, Dr. Addison returned home to the Lone Star
State and established a successful dental practice at Preston
Center in Dallas; in later years, he volunteered countless hours to
the Wesley Community Center Dental Clinic, which has since been
renamed the James P. and Louise Addison Kiwanis Dental Clinic; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, this esteemed dentist lent
his talents to a host of professional organizations, serving as
director and vice-president of the Texas Dental Association,
director of the Dallas County Dental Society, and chairman of the
Texas Section of the American College of Dentistry, to which he was
also elected a fellow; and
WHEREAS, He was equally committed to bettering his community
and held the position as president of the Greater Lewisville
Chamber of Commerce, president of the Lewisville Library Board, and
director of Lewisville National Bank; moreover, his civic
leadership led him to be elected mayor in the 1970s; and
WHEREAS, A man who cherished his faith, Dr. Addison was a
valued congregant of Highland Park United Methodist Church and
later of the 1st United Methodist Church of Lewisville; he gave
unstintingly of his time, serving on the boards of the Waco
Methodist Home, the C. C. Young Memorial Home in Dallas, and the
Methodist Mission Home in San Antonio, where he and his wife were
instrumental in building the Addison-Barnes Maternity Center; and
WHEREAS, His extraordinary efforts earned him the
Outstanding Volunteer Award from the City of Dallas in 1987 and the
title of Dentist of the Year from the Dallas County Dental Society
in 1984; and
WHEREAS, James Addison had a lasting effect in the lives of
countless individuals as a result of his professional and volunteer
services, and though he is deeply missed, his memory will long
endure in the hearts of all who were privileged to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the life of Dr. James Perry Addison and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Louise Voss Barnes Addison; to his children, Dr. James Henry
Addison, Louise Addison Taylor, and Paul Barnes Addison; to his
granddaughters, Elizabeth Louise Taylor and Lindsay Anne Taylor;
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 Dr. James
Perry Addison.
Homer
Denny
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1119 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 13, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House