H.R. No. 281

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of John
	Buttrill King of Rockwall, who passed away on December 22, 2006, at
	the age of 66, bringing to a close an exemplary life of public
	service; and
	WHEREAS, John King was born in 1940 in Kenedy; while growing
	up, he learned the importance of hard work and determination from
	his father, J. T. King, who later served as the head football coach
	and athletic director at Texas Tech University; after completing
	high school, John King, likewise, spent time at Texas Tech,
	graduating in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in industrial
	management; and
	WHEREAS, Answering the call of his country, Mr. King began a
	long and highly decorated career in the United States Air Force;
	trained as a pilot on the RF-4 Phantom aircraft, the leading fighter
	jet of its day, he served first in Vietnam and later carried out a
	variety of assignments, specializing in air reconnaissance;
	clocking more than 6,000 hours of flying time, this accomplished
	aviator flew many top secret intelligence missions whose results
	were often reported directly to the president of the United States;
	and
	WHEREAS, In 1989, Lieutenant Colonel King assumed command of
	Detachment 2 of the 2762d Logistics Squadron at E-Systems based in
	Greenville, a post he held until his retirement in 1993; during his
	distinguished 29-year military career, he received numerous
	commendations, including the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying
	Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters,
	the Air Medal with 23 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendation
	Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Presidential Unit
	Citation; and
	WHEREAS, Following his impressive tenure in the military, he
	became a civic leader in the town of Rockwall, serving on the
	Planning and Zoning Commission and the Economic Development
	Corporation and as president of the Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club;
	he was a member of the Rockwall City Council for seven years, where
	his reputation for integrity, compassion, eloquence, and calmness
	earned him the nickname of "the wise one"; and
	WHEREAS, John King was a devoted family man and a positive
	role model for his children and grandchildren; this respected
	gentleman also inspired many others in the course of his productive
	life, and his dedicated service to his country and local community
	will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor the life of John Buttrill King and offer
	sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife,
	Marilyn King; to his son, Jim King, and his wife, Anne Marie; to his
	daughter, Melinda Roberts, and her fiance, Joseph Crisp; to his
	mother, Beth King; to his brothers, Chuck and Robert King; to his
	sister, Elizabeth Griess; to his grandchildren, John and Gracie
	King; 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 House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John
	Buttrill King.
	Laubenberg
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 281 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 6, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House