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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends of Harold Gene Jones of Ennis |
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were deeply saddened by his passing on March 13, 2009, at the age of |
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72; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Harold Jones was born on August |
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10, 1936, to Raymond and Eva Jones; he graduated from Ennis High |
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School in 1954 and went on to attend Arlington State College and |
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serve his country as a member of the United States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, In partnership with his son, Donald, Mr. Jones |
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founded and co-owned the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris; a |
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successful real estate developer, he owned or co-owned numerous |
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other residential and commercial properties in the area, including |
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Nationwide Computer, Commercial State Bank, and the Ennis Country |
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Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to the betterment of his community, he |
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volunteered for the board of the Ennis Independent School District |
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and the Ellis County Appraisal District and held memberships with |
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the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ennis, the Cattleman's |
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Association, and the Texas Apartment Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Jones enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Barbara Varner; the father of |
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four children, Donald Smith, Lee Edward Jones, Cathy Jones, and the |
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late Ronald Wayne Jones, he found pleasure in spending time with his |
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grandchildren on his Red Tail Game and Cattle Ranch; and |
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WHEREAS, This kind and generous man enhanced the lives of |
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many people, and he will be greatly missed by all those who were |
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fortunate enough to share in his love and friendship; now, |
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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 life of Harold Gene Jones and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Barbara Jones; to his children, Donald Smith and his wife, |
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Jeanette, Lee Edward Jones, and Cathy Jones; to his grandchildren, |
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Jonathan Jones and Blake and Olivia Smith; to his brother, Bobby Ray |
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Jones, and his wife, Nancy; to his sister-in-law, Bobbie Jean |
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Jones; and to 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 Harold Gene |
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Jones. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2696 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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