H.R. No. 711

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dr. Jack
	Homer Hittson, Jr., of Rockwall, who passed away on February 10,
	2009, at the age of 83; and
	WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Jack Hittson was born on
	June 19, 1925, in Palo Pinto, into one of the area's pioneer
	ranching families; he graduated from Strawn High School and went on
	to attend The University of Texas at Arlington when he was only 16;
	and
	WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War
	II, he left college to enlist in the U.S. Navy, and he became a navy
	pilot; after the war, he resumed his studies and graduated from
	Baylor College of Dentistry at the age of 23; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Hittson's early career as a dentist was
	adventurous; he practiced first in Panama, where he met and married
	an elementary school teacher, the former Elizabeth Weltzin; in
	1950, the young couple moved to Alaska, where Dr. Hittson practiced
	aboard the public health ship MV Health; and
	WHEREAS, In 1955, Dr. Hittson returned to Texas and
	subsequently earned a graduate degree in orthodontics at the
	University of Tennessee at Memphis; he moved to Garland and had no
	sooner set up his practice when he was recommissioned for medical
	military service by the army during the Korean War; he was stationed
	in Orleans, France, where he was joined by his family; and
	WHEREAS, After his discharge in 1957, Dr. Hittson returned to
	Garland, where he established one of the first orthodontic
	practices in North Texas; for nearly 30 years, he devoted himself to
	creating beautiful smiles for several generations of young people
	in Garland and Rockwall before he retired at the age of 60; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Hittson was active in his profession as a member
	of the Garland Dental Study Club and the Texas Dental Association;
	he was also a vital participant in community affairs, working with
	the YMCA, the Boy Scouts, the Masons, and the Democratic Party; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Dr. Hittson expressed his
	curiosity about the world through a wide variety of interests; a
	cattle rancher, a beekeeper, and a woodworker, he also rebuilt
	Model A Fords and collected arrowheads, and he enjoyed studying
	American history, telling stories, and writing short fiction; and
	WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, community, and profession,
	Jack Hittson led a rich and purposeful life, and he will always be
	remembered with great admiration and affection by all those who
	were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Jack Homer
	Hittson, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
	family: to his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Edith Weltzin Hittson; to
	his daughters, State Representative Carol Hittson Kent and her
	husband, David C. Kent, and Suzanne Laura Hittson and her husband,
	Kevin L. Smith; to his sons, Jeffery Roy Hittson and his wife, Mary
	Pacheco, and William Jack Hittson and his wife, Kathy L. Ellis; to
	his grandchildren, John Kent and his wife, Kelly, Meredith Kent,
	Robert Kent, Amanda Hittson, Terra Hittson, Anne Hittson, Finn
	Hittson, Lauren Hittson-Smith, Rachal Hittson-Smith, Jack
	Hittson-Smith, and Hannah Hittson; to his sister, Mildred Harriet
	Million, and her grandson, Tom Million, and his wife, Melissa; and
	to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Hittson's family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Jack
	Homer Hittson, Jr.
	Laubenberg
	Hodge
	Patrick
	Madden
	Straus Gattis Merritt
	Allen Geren Miklos
	Alonzo Giddings Miller of Comal
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Erath
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Moody
	Anderson Guillen Morrison
	Aycock Gutierrez Naishtat
	Berman Hamilton Oliveira
	Bohac Hancock Olivo
	Bolton Hardcastle Orr
	Bonnen Harless Ortiz, Jr.
	Branch Harper-Brown Otto
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Parker
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Patrick
	Burnam Hernandez Paxton
	Button Herrero Peña
	Callegari Hilderbran Phillips
	Castro Hochberg Pickett
	Chavez Hodge Pierson
	Chisum Homer Pitts
	Christian Hopson Quintanilla
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Raymond
	Coleman Howard of Travis Riddle
	Cook Hughes Rios Ybarra
	Corte Hunter Ritter
	Crabb Isett Rodriguez
	Craddick Jackson Rose
	Creighton Jones Sheffield
	Crownover Keffer Shelton
	Darby King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Harris King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas King of Zavala Smithee
	Deshotel Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Kuempel Swinford
	Dunnam Laubenberg Taylor
	Dutton Legler Thibaut
	Edwards Leibowitz Thompson
	Eiland Lewis Truitt
	Eissler Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	Elkins Madden Turner of Harris
	England Maldonado Vaught
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farias Marquez Villarreal
	Farrar Martinez Vo
	Fletcher Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flores McCall Weber
	Flynn McClendon Woolley
	Frost McReynolds Zerwas
	Gallego Menendez
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 711 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 16, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House