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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 347


In Memory

of

Willie Myers

	WHEREAS, Friends and family mourned the passing of former 
Palestine city councilman Willie Myers, who died on January 30, 2005,
at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, The youngest of 12 children, Mr. Myers attended 
Douglass School and Lincoln High School before working as a cook 
for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and later as a chef for the 
Sadler Motel; and
	WHEREAS, This respected community leader served on the 
Palestine City Council for 12 years beginning in 1977; he was 
honored by the Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce as the Citizen 
of the Year in 1989; the city also named a park on Dorrance Street 
in his honor and the Palestine Negro Business and Professional 
Women's Club honored him on two occasions for fraternalism and 
citizenship; and
	WHEREAS, An active member of South Union Baptist Church for 
more than half a century, Mr. Myers was a charter member of the 
Knights of Pythias Lodge, a worshipful master of the Masonic Dean 
Lodge Number 90, and treasurer of the Masonic Lodge, W.R. Consistory;
he also distinguished himself as chair of the Anderson County 
Defense Fund, and served on the boards of the Anderson County 
Voters Committee, the local Red Cross chapter, Meals on Wheels, 
United Way, and the Anderson County Community Council; and

	WHEREAS, Willie Myers truly made a positive difference in 
his community; although he will be greatly missed, the legacy of 
strength, integrity, and humility that he leaves behind will 
continue to inspire others for years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable 
Willie Myers and extend deepest sympathy to his family:  his daughter,
Freta Parkes and her husband, Charles; his grandsons, Craig Parkes,
Keith Parkes, and Charles Parkes III; his eight great-grandchildren
and four great-great-grandchildren; his great-nephew,
Allen "Randy" Smith; and to his other relatives and friends; and,
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns 
this day, it do so in memory of Willie Myers.
                                                                         Staples




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 9, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate