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  H.R. No. 1952
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost a visionary media executive
  and a generous philanthropist and civic leader with the passing of
  James M. Moroney, Jr., on February 18, 2007; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on July 10, 1921, Jimmy Moroney came
  from a distinguished Texas family that included George Bannerman
  Dealey, his grandfather, who founded the Dallas Morning News; in
  time, Jimmy Moroney joined the paper himself and later took the helm
  of the Belo Corporation, the parent company of the Morning News, and
  his astute leadership helped build it into one of the nation's
  largest publicly traded media organizations; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Moroney's involvement with the Dallas Morning
  News began in 1946, shortly after he had concluded his World War II
  Navy service; his first job was as a reporter, and he held a
  succession of other positions over the next five years; he next
  turned his attention to the Belo Corporation, where he joined the
  board of directors in 1952 and became part of the executive
  management team; and
         WHEREAS, In the 1970s and early 1980s, Jimmy Moroney helped
  bring about the transformation of Belo into a publicly traded
  company; this period also saw him take on the management of the
  Dallas Morning News by becoming the paper's president and chief
  executive officer in 1980 and helping to chart its course over the
  following years; moreover, he continued his rise to the top of the
  parent company; in the early 1980s, he assumed the positions of
  president, chief executive officer, and board chair and skillfully
  supervised the corporation's growth; he retired from many of his
  duties in 1986, but served on the board of directors until 2000; and
         WHEREAS, Business was just one aspect of Mr. Moroney's life;
  he devoted time and financial support to a wide range of charitable
  causes and community organizations, including the Children's
  Medical Center Dallas, St. Paul Medical Center, and the
  Southwestern Medical Foundation; his longtime service as a member
  of the board of directors for the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas was
  recognized with the Theodore P. Beasley Award in 1990; and
         WHEREAS, A member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas
  for more than half a century, he was active in church-related
  organizations such as the Catholic Foundation and the National
  Conference on Catholic Charities, and he helped guide several of
  the state's Catholic educational institutions, including the
  University of Dallas, where he served as chair of the board of
  trustees, the Cistercian Preparatory School, and the Jesuit College
  Preparatory School of Dallas; in addition, a financial gift from
  Mr. Moroney and his wife, Helen, was instrumental in the
  construction of the bell tower at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin
  of Guadalupe in Dallas; in honor of his many contributions to the
  Diocese of Dallas, he received the Catholic Foundation Award in
  2003; and
         WHEREAS, In addition to his public acts of giving, Mr.
  Moroney also performed private acts of kindness by helping
  strangers in need, transporting the elderly to medical
  appointments, and volunteering for Meals on Wheels deliveries;
  these actions, as well as his many philanthropic gifts, speak to the
  essential compassion of Jimmy Moroney; his abiding concern for his
  fellow citizens and his remarkable business achievements stand as
  an inspiring combination of personal success and public generosity;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James M. Moroney, Jr.,
  and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his
  wife of 53 years, Helen Claire Wilhoit Moroney; to his children,
  James M. Moroney III, Michael Moroney, Molly Moroney Norrett, and
  Mindy Moroney Penrose; to his six grandchildren; 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 Jimmy
  Moroney.
 
  Goolsby
  Hartnett
 
 
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. 1952 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on May 18, 2007.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House