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1	1	H.C.R. No. 156
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
6	6	meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
7	7	of Thomas Shelby Justiss of Fort Worth, who passed away on March 16,
8	8	2009, at the age of 82; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A native of Paris, Mr. Justiss was born in 1926 to
10	10	Kathryn and Thomas Shelby Justiss, Sr.; active in school, church,
11	11	and the Boy Scouts of America, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout
12	12	at the age of 15; he went on to attend Paris Junior College and serve
13	13	his country in the Army during World War II; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Following the war, he earned a bachelor's degree
15	15	from Texas A&M University, where he majored in structural
16	16	engineering and also participated in the Corps of Cadets and Ross
17	17	Volunteers; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Mr. Justiss began his career as a field engineer for
19	19	the Texas Company in Port Neches; recalled to active duty in 1950,
20	20	he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; he left
21	21	military service as a captain and settled in Fort Worth, joining the
22	22	staff of Texas Industries; by virtue of his hard work and diligent
23	23	service, he retired from the company in 1990 as a divisional vice
24	24	president; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Mr. Justiss was an active and faithful member of
26	26	St. Christopher Episcopal Church, serving the congregation as
27	27	church treasurer; a registered professional structural engineer,
28	28	he shared his time with the American Society of Civil Engineers and
29	29	the Texas Society of Professional Engineers; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Dedicated to his family, Mr. Justiss was a loving
31	31	husband to his wife of 56 years, Jackie, and a devoted father to his
32	32	four precious daughters, Kim, Marci, Gina, and Leanne; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Although Thomas Justiss is deeply missed, he will
34	34	long be remembered with great affection by those fortunate enough
35	35	to have shared in the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it
36	36	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
37	37	hereby pay tribute to the life of Thomas Shelby Justiss and extend
38	38	sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Jackie
39	39	Justiss; to his daughters, Kim and her husband, Jerry Hunter, Marci
40	40	and her husband, Calvin Blankenship, Gina and her husband, Byron
41	41	Lancaster, and Leanne and her husband, Keith Walker; to his
42	42	grandchildren, Patrick Blankenship and his wife, Kailee, James and
43	43	Daniel Blankenship, and Katerina and Max Lancaster; and to his
44	44	other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
46	46	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
47	47	Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
48	48	Thomas Shelby Justiss.
49	49	Homer
50	50	______________________________ ______________________________
51	51	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
52	52	I certify that H.C.R. No. 156 was unanimously adopted by a
53	53	rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009.
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Chief Clerk of the House
56	56	I certify that H.C.R. No. 156 was unanimously adopted by a
57	57	rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Secretary of the Senate
60	60	APPROVED: __________________
61	61	Date
62	62	__________________
63	63	Governor