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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with |
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the passing of broadcaster and newspaperman Leonard Arthur Jones |
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Jr. of Fort Worth on February 8, 2015, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Art Jones was born on September 15, 1941, in |
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Freeport, New York, to Leonard A. Jones Sr. and Martha Smith Jones; |
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at the age of five, he moved with his family to Uvalde, where he |
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graduated from high school in 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. Jones joined station KCLE in |
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Cleburne, beginning a career of more than two decades in radio |
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broadcasting; during that time, he was a well-known on-air |
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personality at KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa, and KCMO in Kansas City, |
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Missouri; in 1977, he joined KFJZ in Fort Worth as creative |
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director; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones subsequently started HTM Productions, |
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which made radio and television commercials, and he also wrote for |
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the trade journal of the International Mobile Air Conditioning |
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Association; at the age of 60, he switched careers and bought the |
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Northwest Tarrant County Times Record, serving as the paper's |
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publisher until his retirement in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Art Jones and his wife, Joan, shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 39 years, until his death; he was the father |
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of three children, Leonard Jones III, Terrice Jones, and the late |
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Leslie Jones, and he was blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a doting parent and grandparent, |
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and a dynamic professional, Art Jones lived a life that was varied |
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and rich in accomplishments, and he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Leonard Arthur Jones |
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Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Joan Jones; to his son, Leonard Arthur Jones III and his |
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wife, Marie; to his daughter, Terrice Jones and her husband, |
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William; to his brother, Harry Jones and his wife, Carole; to his |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives |
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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 Leonard |
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Arthur Jones Jr. |
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Geren |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 854 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 12, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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