H.R. No. 1193

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, Delwin L. Jones, is
	celebrating his birthday on April 2, and this occasion provides a
	welcome opportunity to recognize his years of outstanding service
	to his constituents in House District 83 and to all Texans; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of Lubbock High School, Delwin Jones
	served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force during World
	War II before earning a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas
	Tech University; he has enjoyed a long career in business and
	farming, while remaining active in numerous community
	organizations, including the Lubbock Lions Club, the Lubbock County
	Farm Bureau, the Caprock American Business Club, and the Plains
	Cotton Growers Association; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Jones first served in the Texas
	Legislature from 1965 to 1973, and voters returned him to office in
	1988; now in his 15th term, he serves as chair of the House
	Committee on Redistricting, which he has twice previously led, and
	is a member of the state affairs and the licensing and
	administrative procedures committees; and
	WHEREAS, This notable public servant has authored
	legislation that created the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
	Center, the Lubbock County Hospital District, the 137th District
	Court, the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office, the
	Buffalo Lakes Water District, and the Texas Tech Board of Regents;
	drawing on his agricultural expertise, he also authored legislation
	establishing the current Boll Weevil Eradication Program, as well
	as statewide standards for eggs and fruit; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Jones has been recognized for his
	achievements by such groups as the National Association of Social
	Workers, the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, the Mexican
	American Legislative Caucus, the Lubbock County Bar Association,
	the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees, and the
	South Plains Association of Governments; moreover, he was named
	Outstanding Member of the 74th Legislative Session; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Delwin Jones is supported
	by his wife, Reta, and their two children, Lanny and Melodie, and
	his beloved family also includes a son-in-law, Harry, and two
	grandsons, Greg and Scott; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Jones has benefited countless people
	with his leadership and dedication, and he may indeed take pride in
	the significant role he has played in shaping state government;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Delwin L. Jones on
	the occasion of his birthday and extend to him heartfelt good wishes
	for all the best in the coming year; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative Jones as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	McReynolds
	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. 1193 was adopted by the House on April
	2, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House