81R35887 JKB-D

By: Anderson H.R. No. 2830

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Friends and family were greatly saddened by the loss of Jack Thomas Garrison of Elm Mott, who passed away on May 2, 2009, at the age of 93; and

WHEREAS, Jack Thomas Garrison was born on August 18, 1915, to Lillie May Guffey and John Lee Garrison in Elm Mott; he married the former Cathryn Cagle, with whom he nurtured a rewarding relationship that spanned more than seven decades; together the couple raised two sons, Larry and Jack, and welcomed three grandchildren into their treasured family; and

WHEREAS, In his youth, Mr. Garrison had held a variety of jobs, including working at his father's blacksmith shop, wiring houses for electricity in the 1930s, and preparing tanks for the U.S. Army at Fort Hood during World War II; he spent several years as a service writer for local auto dealerships and as the owner and operator of a machine shop; he later worked for Texas State Technical College Waco, and after his retirement in 1981, he enjoyed farming, raising cattle, and fishing; and

WHEREAS, Jack Garrison led a caring and purposeful life, and he will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to share in his love and friendship; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jack Thomas Garrison and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Cathryn Cagle Garrison; to his children, Larry Garrison and his wife, Chandra, and Jack Garrison and his wife, Marianne; to his grandchildren; to his brother, Olan "Pinkie" Garrison; to his niece, Diane Gillet; to his friends, Roland and Wanda Lang; and to his other friends and relatives; 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 Jack Garrison.