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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Trudell, Jr., of Dallas died on February 17, |
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2007, leaving his circle of family and friends with many treasured |
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memories of time spent in his company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 23, 1929, in Dallas, "Mr. Red" was |
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the son of James Trudell, Sr., and Lee Gusta Jacobs Trudell; the |
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family moved to Idabel, Oklahoma, and he united with First Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, When he returned to Dallas, Mr. Trudell became a |
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valued congregant of the New Christian Workers Missionary Baptist |
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Church in Dallas, where he shared his faith and his resources with |
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his fellow worshipers; and |
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WHEREAS, A true and faithful friend to many, a devoted |
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companion to his wife, and a caring father and adored grandfather, |
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James Trudell, Jr., will be deeply missed, but he will always be |
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remembered with great affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Trudell, Jr., |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife of 37 years, Dorothy Lee Trudell; to his sons, Robert Simmons |
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and Cedrick Jackson; to his brother and sister, Jimmy Jacobs and |
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Mary Roddy; to his 11 grandchildren; and to his many other relatives |
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and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of James |
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Trudell, Jr. |