H.R. No. 530

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of J. D. Thomas, Jr., of Georgetown on
	August 23, 2010, at the age of 91, concluded a long and productive
	life spent in service to others; and
	WHEREAS, Born on June 30, 1919, to J. D. Thomas, Sr., and
	Laura Belle Harrell Thomas, J. D. Thomas enjoyed the companionship
	of six sisters and two brothers; he graduated from Georgetown High
	School in 1937 and later attended Texas A&M University; he left
	school during World War II to join the U.S. Navy and subsequently
	saw duty overseas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Thomas received his discharge from the service
	in 1945 and returned to Georgetown to help manage his family's
	ranching interests; he went on to serve for a quarter-century as
	assistant postmaster and postmaster of Georgetown; and
	WHEREAS, J. D. Thomas contributed to his community as a
	congregant of the Georgetown Church of Christ, where he was a deacon
	and elder for 38 years and a song leader for 70 years; he also served
	on the local school board, sat on the boards of trustees of the
	Wallie Lock Charitable Foundation and the Hensel Memorial Camp
	Foundation, and held membership in VFW Post No. 8587; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Thomas was married first to Ruby Geraldine
	Gassaway, who died in 1945; fortunate enough to find love a second
	time, he wed Ruth Margaret LePori on July 14, 1946, and they shared
	a richly rewarding union of 64 years; and
	WHEREAS, A kind and considerate man, J. D. Thomas had an
	immeasurable impact on the lives of many people, and he will be
	remembered with deep affection and admiration by all who knew him;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of J. D. Thomas, Jr.,
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Ruth Thomas; to his children and their spouses, Sherron
	Thomas, Jerry and Janie Thomas, Janie and Lynn Harms, and Margaret
	and Randy Christian; to his grandchildren and their spouses, Raven
	and Jeff Green, Elizabeth Harms, Alicia and Matt Black, Anne-Marie
	and Paul Goetsch, April Harms, and Peter and Philip Christian; to
	his great-grandchildren, Maddie Green and Kiersten, Kate, and Eli
	Goetsch; to his siblings and their spouses, Alice and Lee Turner,
	Anne and Ralph Poteet, Martha Stone, and Bob and Margie Thomas; 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 J. D.
	Thomas, Jr.
	Schwertner
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 530 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 10, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House