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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to those |
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brave men and women who take up arms in defense of our nation, and |
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one such individual is Sergeant Theodore Wellington Jones of League |
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City, who served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 7, 1927, in Reading, Pennsylvania, |
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Ted Jones grew up in an orphanage after his mother passed away; in |
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1944, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the army and was deployed to |
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the European theater to serve as a Browning automatic rifleman in |
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the 86th Infantry, 3rd Armor Division, under General George Patton; |
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he took part in the Battle of the Bulge and later remained in |
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Germany during the occupation, until he was called back to active |
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duty in 1950 to train troops heading to fight in Korea; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his service as an infantryman, |
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Sergeant Jones was a member of the All-Army European Boxing Team, |
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and in 1950, he became the army's European Featherweight Champion; |
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as recognition for his skill in the ring, he was awarded the rank of |
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sergeant first class, making him, at age 23, one of the youngest |
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field sergeants to serve in Europe; in 1954, he transferred to the |
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newly established U.S. Air Force, and he concluded his military |
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tenure at the rank of technical sergeant in 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, Before formally retiring, Sergeant Jones fulfilled |
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a request from the air force to remain on active reserve duty as |
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manager of the Ellington Field Club, and the experience he acquired |
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in that role proved useful when he managed Field Veterans of Foreign |
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Wars Post 8790 in Spring Branch from 1977 to 1981; he has since |
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continued to benefit his fellow veterans through his work with the |
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American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 490, and the |
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Ellington Field Post; moreover, he served the community for 13 |
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years as a member of the Houston Police Department Crime and |
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Investigation Division; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Ted Jones enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Geraldine, and he is the proud father of five |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his steadfast efforts in war and peacetime, |
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Sergeant Jones has exemplified the virtues that define our Greatest |
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Generation, and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of |
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his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sergeant Theodore Wellington Jones for his |
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exemplary service to his nation and to his community and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Jones as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |