H.R. No. 1699



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt 
by many people at the news of the tragic passing of Dell Wayne 
Watson, Jr., who died on November 19, 2004, at the age of 20; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Austin on October 24, 1984, Mr. Watson 
graduated from Stony Point High School, where he took honors 
classes, made excellent grades, and participated in various 
activities such as the Inter-Active Club, the Athletic Bible Study, 
the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts, and the school band; with a 
long-standing love of football, he was a talented running back and 
the first African American to win Homecoming King and Prom King at 
Stony Point High School before graduation; and
	WHEREAS, A sophomore at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Mr. 
Watson was also very active in his church, City of Hope Church of 
God In Christ, where his father is pastor and where he participated 
in the Sunshine Band, purity class, church choir, and the usher 
board; an intelligent and caring man, he spoke eloquently about 
sports, movies, politics, and religion and looked out for others 
with a generous heart; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Watson's sensitivity emerged not only in his 
close relationships but also in his poetry: he was a talented writer 
and saw two of his poems published; during this painful time, his 
words are a true comfort to those who were privileged to know and 
love this gentle soul; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Dell Wayne 
Watson, Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his 
family: to his father, Dell Watson; to his mother, Noalie Watson; to 
his siblings, Tristan, Miesha, and Washaun Watson and Michelle 
Wallace; and to the many friends and relatives of this special young 
person; 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 Dell Wayne 
Watson, Jr.

                                                                           Laney


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1699 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2005.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House