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79R11562 JNC-D

By:  Homer                                                        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.