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1	1	H.R. No. 1380
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Citizens of Silsbee lost a respected civic and
6	6	business leader with the passing of Harold Newton Hopkins on
7	7	February 17, 2009, at the age of 92; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Bessmay on March 26, 1916, to Ethel Newton
9	9	and Harold Cobb Hopkins, "Newt" Hopkins attained the rank of Eagle
10	10	Scout at the age of 14 and graduated from Kirbyville High School in
11	11	1933; he studied at Lamar Junior College and the United States
12	12	Military Academy at West Point before enrolling at The University
13	13	of Texas and earning a bachelor's degree in business
14	14	administration; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins worked for several years at Humble Oil
16	16	and Refining Company before answering his nation's call to duty
17	17	with service in the U.S. Army during World War II; he served as
18	18	personnel officer, adjutant, and camp commander at Camp Mexia in
19	19	East Texas; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Hopkins
21	21	returned to Silsbee and found employment in the family ice
22	22	business; he eventually took over operations of the Silsbee Ice
23	23	Company, and he was a member of the board of the National Ice
24	24	Association and served as president of the Southwestern Ice
25	25	Association; and
26	26	WHEREAS, This esteemed community leader served his fellow
27	27	citizens in numerous capacities through the years; he was president
28	28	of the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce and the Silsbee Kiwanis Club, and
29	29	he was a founder and president of the Silsbee Country Club; in
30	30	addition, he was a member of the local school board and the board of
31	31	directors of Hardin County Memorial Hospital, and he was named
32	32	Citizen of the Year by the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce in 2003; and
33	33	WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr.
34	34	Hopkins married the former Joyce Kirgan and the couple enjoyed 63
35	35	rewarding years together; they raised a loving family that grew to
36	36	include 4 children, Joy, Jane, Newton, and Lynn, as well as 10
37	37	grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins were
38	38	longtime members of the First Baptist Church of Silsbee; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Newt Hopkins was a passionate supporter of The
40	40	University of Texas and he took great delight in playing golf,
41	41	discussing politics, and spending time with his family; in all of
42	42	his endeavors, he exhibited a vibrant sense of humor and an
43	43	endearing zest for life, and he will be remembered fondly by all
44	44	those fortunate enough to share in his company; now, therefore, be
45	45	it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Harold Newton
48	48	Hopkins and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
49	49	his wife, Joyce Kirgan Hopkins; to his children, Joy Crenshaw and
50	50	her husband, Will, Jane Lakey and her husband, Robert, Newton
51	51	Hopkins, Jr., and Lynn McKim and her husband, James; to his
52	52	grandchildren, Heather Petkovsek, Will, Casey, and Colby Crenshaw,
53	53	Eugenia Brotherton, Newton Hopkins III, Kirgan Hopkins, and
54	54	Caroline, Jim, and Elizabeth McKim; to his sisters, Winnie Caro and
55	55	her husband, Fred, and Frances Allen and her husband, Andrew; to his
56	56	12 great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends;
57	57	and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
59	59	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
60	60	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Newt
61	61	Hopkins.
62	62	Hamilton
63	63	______________________________
64	64	Speaker of the House
65	65	I certify that H.R. No. 1380 was unanimously adopted by a
66	66	rising vote of the House on April 27, 2009.
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68	68	Chief Clerk of the House