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1	1	H.R. No. 1715
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the
6	6	passing of the Reverend Theiss L. Jones of Temple on February 25,
7	7	2009, at the age of 71; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Theiss Stephen and Hattie Lusby Jones,
9	9	Mr. Jones was born on April 10, 1937, in Abilene, and he went on to
10	10	graduate from Abilene High School in 1955; four years later, he
11	11	earned a bachelor's degree in music from Baylor University, where
12	12	he was a president, student conductor, and soloist for both the
13	13	Baylor Chapel Choir and the A Cappella Choir; and
14	14	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan began serving as a minister of
15	15	music in 1957, and he was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1970;
16	16	through the years, he worked with a number of churches, including
17	17	Gambrell Street Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Lakeside Baptist
18	18	Church in Dallas, and First Baptist Church in Temple, and he
19	19	assisted the congregations of the Central Baptist Church in Italy,
20	20	the First Baptist Church in Fairfield, and the First Baptist
21	21	Church-Woodway in Waco on a part-time basis; Reverend Jones was
22	22	also employed by Scanio-Harper Funeral Home, and although he
23	23	retired in 2002, he continued to accept short-term assignments at
24	24	churches in Texas, Vermont, and New Hampshire; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Reverend Jones conducted choral, handbell, and
26	26	senior adult choir leadership training clinics and led music for
27	27	revivals, and he directed choirs, musicals, and pageants for
28	28	participants of all ages; in addition, he was a member of the
29	29	Singing Men of Texas, the American Guild of English Handbell
30	30	Ringers, and the Choristers Guild, and he was involved with Baptist
31	31	Church music conferences; having gained membership into the Century
32	32	Men in 1972, Reverend Jones served as its president in 1999, and he
33	33	traveled across the world through the group's many international
34	34	mission projects; and
35	35	WHEREAS, A selfless volunteer, Reverend Jones served as a
36	36	Bible study leader at various retreats, and he organized youth and
37	37	adult mission projects throughout the United States and in Jamaica
38	38	and Mexico; Reverend Jones was also active in the Kiwanis Club and
39	39	on the advisory board of the Temple-Belton ACTS Television Network,
40	40	as well as the advisory committee to the Temple Independent School
41	41	District Board of Trustees; moreover, he was inducted into the
42	42	Walter Gilewicz Hall of Fame of the University of Mary
43	43	Hardin-Baylor, and in 2002, he received the institution's award for
44	44	distinguished musicians; and
45	45	WHEREAS, The Reverend Theiss Jones dedicated his life to his
46	46	faith, to his family, and to his community, and memories of him will
47	47	continue to inspire all those who were privileged to know him; now,
48	48	therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
50	50	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend Theiss
51	51	L. Jones and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
52	52	to his wife, Suzanne C. Jones; to his children, Samuel Theiss Jones
53	53	and his wife, Amy, and Sarah Richardson and her husband, Bill; to
54	54	his grandchildren, Zachary Theiss Jones, Stephanie Jones, and Caleb
55	55	Theiss, Joshua, and Daniel Richardson; and to his other relatives
56	56	and friends; and, be it further
57	57	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
58	58	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
59	59	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Theiss L.
60	60	Jones.
61	61	Sheffield
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Speaker of the House
64	64	I certify that H.R. No. 1715 was unanimously adopted by a
65	65	rising vote of the House on May 7, 2009.
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67	67	Chief Clerk of the House