| |
|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1052
|
| |
| |
|
|
In Memory |
|
|
of |
|
|
James Wyatt Edwards |
| |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
|
|
commemorates the life of James Wyatt Edwards, who died May 13, |
|
|
2011, at the age of 73; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, James Wyatt "Jim" Edwards was born September 6, 1937; |
|
|
he served the North Texas community with honor and distinction |
|
|
over the course of a varied career that saw him serve as mayor of |
|
|
Plano for two terms and hold leading roles at several colleges |
|
|
and universities; he is credited with drawing a number of large |
|
|
corporations to the area and spurring development of major |
|
|
roadways, public transportation, retail centers, and educational |
|
|
institutions in Collin County; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards was active in Republican Party |
|
|
politics, serving as a coordinator for Mike Huckabee's 2008 |
|
|
presidential campaign in Texas and working with the George W. |
|
|
Bush campaign in Palm Beach County, Florida, in 2000; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A passionate advocate for the education of |
|
|
at-risk young people, he worked with the nonprofit organization |
|
|
Heart of a Champion; his most recent initiative was the Changing |
|
|
Hearts Project, which is dedicated to aiding the children of |
|
|
veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
|
|
grandfather, and although he will be deeply missed by his family |
|
|
and countless friends, he will continue to live in their hearts |
|
|
and minds for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
|
|
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
|
|
family of James Wyatt Edwards; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|
|
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, |
|
|
and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
|
|
James Wyatt Edwards. |
|
|
Shapiro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
|
the Senate on May 20, 2011, by a |
|
|
|
rising vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |