79R18365 MDM-D

By:  Anderson                                                     H.R. No. 2082



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of James A. Hall of Woodway on May 3, 
2005, at the age of 71, has deeply saddened his family and friends; 
and
	WHEREAS, A Seguin native and 1952 graduate of his hometown 
high school, Mr. Hall moved in 1966 to the Waco area, where he 
enjoyed a successful 30-year career with General Tire as a district 
salesman; following his retirement from that company, he was 
employed locally with Bill Harris General Tire and Kendrick Tire 
Company; and
	WHEREAS, He married Frances L. Schneider in 1953 in Seguin, 
and the pair reared a loving family together; becoming a widower in 
1996, he was fortunate to find love a second time and married Ruth 
Cook Jackson in 2001, becoming a resident of Woodway at that time; 
and
	WHEREAS, This highly regarded individual worked in behalf of 
his community through his church, Speegleville United Methodist, as 
well as the Heart O' Texas Fair Scholarship Committee, McLennan 
County Junior Livestock Show, and Sons of Hermann Lodge; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of his lifetime, James Hall shared 
his devotion and friendship with many people, and he will long be 
remembered as a caring husband, father, grandfather, neighbor, and 
civic volunteer; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and achievements of 
James A. Hall and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 
family:  to his wife, Ruth Jackson Hall; to his children, Rodney and 
Edye Gillen-Hall, Cindy and Eddie Coats, Stephen and Cheryl Hall, 
Clayton and Charleen Hall, Cathy and Jody Wood, Janna and Scott 
Short, and Scott and Audra Hall; to his stepchildren, Curtis and 
Maria Jackson, Wendell and Lynna Jackson, Phillip and Leah Jackson, 
Rick and Melissa Wilson, and Wanda Jackson and friend, Janice 
Gregory; to his 21 grandchildren and 12 step-grandchildren; to his 
sister, Juanita Luensmann and her husband, Arthur; and to all who 
mourn the passing of this beloved gentleman; 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 James A. 
Hall.