H.R. No. 116

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Harold Spencer
	Stone of Katy, who died on November 22, 2008, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, Spencer Stone was born in Houston on July 11, 1930,
	to H. A. Stone and Iras M. Stone; he graduated from Lamar High
	School in Houston in 1949 and earned his bachelor's degree in
	business administration from Baylor University in 1954; and
	WHEREAS, After serving with the U.S. Air Force in Washington,
	D.C., he returned to the Houston area, where he enjoyed a long and
	diverse career as an entrepreneur and businessman; among the firms
	he owned were Stone Supply Company, Spencer Petroleum Company,
	International Marketing Associates, PrimeTex Realty Group, Kings
	Crossing Development Company, and Spencer and Associates; he was
	also a principal partner in Weed Eater, Inc., HMC/The Green
	Machine, Brunson/Stone Interests, and other investment and
	marketing groups; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic gentleman also found time to contribute
	to the prosperity of his community; he was a member of the board of
	directors of the Katy Area Economic Development Council, serving on
	the executive committee and as co-chair of the industry committee,
	and he was chairman of the board of the Technology Center of West
	Houston; additionally, he was active with the Kingsland Baptist
	Church; and
	WHEREAS, Known for his warmth and his sense of humor, Spencer
	Stone enjoyed meeting people and took pride in finding solutions to
	challenges; he was devoted to his family and friends, and the memory
	of his energy and his kindness will live forever in the hearts of
	all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Harold Spencer Stone
	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Beverly; to his daughters, Deborah Parsons and Tamalyn
	Lawrence; to his son, Randall Stone; to his stepsons, Mark
	Littlefield, Greg Littlefield, and Robert Littlefield; to his
	sisters, Minnie Grace Ford and her husband, Mickie, and Estelle
	Harris; to his 13 grandchildren and 3 great-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 Harold
	Spencer Stone.
	Callegari
	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 Peña
	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. 116 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House