| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1222 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Jordan Winters, Sr., of San Antonio on February 12, 2009, |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the age of 82; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in the community of Wetmore on May 28, 1926, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Jordan Winters was the son of Albert and Louise Winters; as a young |
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| 10 | 10 | | man, he worked alongside his father as a sharecropper until 1944, |
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| 11 | 11 | | when he was drafted by the U.S. Marine Corps, and he served his |
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| 12 | 12 | | country with distinction through the end of World War II; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1949, he married the love of his life, Evelyn |
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| 14 | 14 | | Jackson, whom he had met while attending Macedonia Baptist Church |
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| 15 | 15 | | in Jourdanton; the couple enjoyed 59 years together and became the |
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| 16 | 16 | | parents of nine children, Edward, Theresa, Vanessa, Melanie, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Remethia, Kevin, Jordan, Cathy Ann, and Marshall Devon; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Winters drove trucks for Matthews Trucking |
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| 19 | 19 | | Company before embarking on a career at Kelly Air Force Base that |
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| 20 | 20 | | would span more than 30 years; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, This talented Texan joined his brother in a singing |
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| 22 | 22 | | group called the Spiritual Five, and they became well-known |
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| 23 | 23 | | throughout the state and beyond for their soul-inspiring |
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| 24 | 24 | | performances; in 1962, he was ordained a deacon, and through the |
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| 25 | 25 | | years he gave generously of his time to benefit a number of |
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| 26 | 26 | | congregations in and around the Alamo City, including Greater Tree |
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| 27 | 27 | | Mount Temple Baptist Church; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Winters cherished his faith and the close |
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| 29 | 29 | | relationships he shared with his loved ones, and he will forever |
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| 30 | 30 | | hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jordan Winters, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 34 | 34 | | his wife, Evelyn; to his children, Jordan Winters, Jr., and his |
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| 35 | 35 | | wife, Darcy, Edward Winters and his wife, Joyce, Theresa Thompson |
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| 36 | 36 | | and her husband, Richard, Vanessa Fears and her husband, Robert, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Melanie Brooks and her husband, Mike, Remethia Little and her |
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| 38 | 38 | | husband, Harold, and Kevin Troy and his wife, Kathy; to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | brothers, Albert Winters and his wife, Pat, Daniel Winters, Gilbert |
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| 40 | 40 | | Winters, David Winters and his wife, Dorothy, and Timothy Winters |
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| 41 | 41 | | and his wife, Betty; to his sisters, Janie Bennett and Celestine |
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| 42 | 42 | | Winters; to his 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; and to |
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| 43 | 43 | | his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jordan |
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| 47 | 47 | | Winters, Sr. |
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| 48 | 48 | | McClendon |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1222 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 52 | 52 | | rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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