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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Jordan Winters, Sr., of San Antonio on February 12, 2009, |
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at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the community of Wetmore on May 28, 1926, |
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Jordan Winters was the son of Albert and Louise Winters; as a young |
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man, he worked alongside his father as a sharecropper until 1944, |
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when he was drafted by the U.S. Marine Corps, and he served his |
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country with distinction through the end of World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1949, he married the love of his life, Evelyn |
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Jackson, whom he had met while attending Macedonia Baptist Church |
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in Jourdanton; the couple enjoyed 59 years together and became the |
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parents of nine children, Edward, Theresa, Vanessa, Melanie, |
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Remethia, Kevin, Jordan, Cathy Ann, and Marshall Devon; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Winters drove trucks for Matthews Trucking |
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Company before embarking on a career at Kelly Air Force Base that |
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would span more than 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, This talented Texan joined his brother in a singing |
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group called the Spiritual Five, and they became well-known |
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throughout the state and beyond for their soul-inspiring |
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performances; in 1962, he was ordained a deacon, and through the |
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years he gave generously of his time to benefit a number of |
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congregations in and around the Alamo City, including Greater Tree |
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Mount Temple Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Jordan Winters cherished his faith and the close |
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relationships he shared with his loved ones, and he will forever |
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hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jordan Winters, |
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Sr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Evelyn; to his children, Jordan Winters, Jr., and his |
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wife, Darcy, Edward Winters and his wife, Joyce, Theresa Thompson |
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and her husband, Richard, Vanessa Fears and her husband, Robert, |
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Melanie Brooks and her husband, Mike, Remethia Little and her |
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husband, Harold, and Kevin Troy and his wife, Kathy; to his |
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brothers, Albert Winters and his wife, Pat, Daniel Winters, Gilbert |
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Winters, David Winters and his wife, Dorothy, and Timothy Winters |
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and his wife, Betty; to his sisters, Janie Bennett and Celestine |
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Winters; to his 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; and to |
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his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jordan |
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Winters, Sr. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1222 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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