H.R. No. 23
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Residents of Hunt lost a respected fellow citizen
  with the passing of Jack Dell Stone, Sr., on September 1, 2007, at
  the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, A native of California, Mr. Stone was born on June
  22, 1921, in Los Angeles; during his years at Beverly Hills High
  School, he served as a drum major in the marching band and earned
  his pilot's license; after graduation, he was accepted into the
  prestigious California Institute of Technology, where he earned a
  degree in chemical engineering; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Stone went on to serve his country in the Pacific
  Theater as a member of the U.S. Navy; at the end of World War II, he
  moved to Houston and gained employment with the Fluor Corporation;
  and
         WHEREAS, He shared more than half a century of marriage with
  his wife, Patricia, with whom he raised four children and was
  further blessed with 13 grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Stone relocated to Hunt and
  became active in the Kerrville Bible Church, where he performed
  several service ministries; and
         WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Jack Stone will
  remember his strong faith and his love of family, community, and
  country; though he will be deeply missed, his memory will live on in
  the hearts of the many people whose lives he touched; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Dell Stone, Sr.,
  and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
  wife, Patricia Conway Stone; to his sons, Jack Stone, Jr., and his
  wife, Kathy, Patrick Stone and his wife, Sonya, and Bill Stone and
  his wife, Janelle; to his daughter, Jennifer Rose and her husband,
  Scott; to his 13 grandchildren; to his brother, Glen; 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 Jack Dell
  Stone, Sr.
 
  Hilderbran
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 23 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House