H.R. No. 841

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Dr.
	James Earl Williams of Katy, who died on February 7, 2009, at the
	age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, Jim Williams was born in West Columbia on June 27,
	1930, to Archie and Emma Williams, and he moved with his family to
	Tomball as a young boy; after graduating from Tomball High School in
	1948, he enrolled at Southern Methodist University; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Williams interrupted his studies to answer his
	nation's call to duty and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean
	War; returning to Texas, he earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry
	from Southwestern University, and he graduated from The University
	of Texas Dental School in 1959; two years later, he opened a dental
	practice in Katy; and
	WHEREAS, Strongly committed to public education, Dr.
	Williams was a member of the Katy Independent School District board
	of trustees from 1967 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1994, and he
	served nine terms as the board's president; during his tenure, he
	played a vital role in leading Katy ISD in its evolution from a
	small, rural school system into a district with 47 schools and more
	than 53,000 students; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Williams was especially proud of helping to
	establish the district's 35-acre Outdoor Learning Center; the board
	named its 18th elementary school in his honor in 2000, and he and
	his wife often spent their Fridays greeting and having lunch with
	the school's students; in 2004, the couple were honored with a
	Sunshine Award from KPRC-TV for their service to area students; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Williams also participated in the life of his
	community by helping to found the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and
	serving as its president, and he was active as well in the Katy
	Rotary Club and the Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards; he
	was a board member of the Waller County Appraisal District and Texas
	Commerce Bank and an honorary member of the Katy FFA; and
	WHEREAS, A man of strong religious conviction, Dr. Williams
	was an active parishioner at the First United Methodist Church of
	Katy for 47 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, finance
	committee chair, and Board of Stewards chair; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Williams enjoyed the
	love and support of his wife, Patsy, with whom he shared more than
	62 years; and
	WHEREAS, A wise and generous man, Jim Williams contributed
	greatly to the betterment of the Katy community, and the memory of
	his kindness and his easy laugh will live forever in the hearts of
	all those who loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. James Earl
	Williams and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
	family: to his wife, Patsy Ginn Williams; to his daughters, Laura
	Williams and her husband, Randy, and Leslie Cerezo and her husband,
	Luis; to his sons, Clay Williams and his wife, Jenny, and Brad
	Williams and his wife, Michelle; to his sister, Madeline Little; to
	his grandchildren, Scott, Kyle, Grant, Hannah, Libby, Sam, Garrett,
	Cole, and Lauren; 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 Dr. James
	Earl Williams.
	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. 841 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 2, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House