H.R. No. 172
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Attorney and civic leader Fred M. Jones has been
named 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Odessa, "Mickey" Jones is a graduate of
Permian High School; he earned his bachelor's degree at Texas Tech
University in 1970 and his law degree from Baylor University in
1973; he started his own practice in Odessa in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jones has been active in his community for many
years; he served on the board of trustees of the Ector County
Independent School District from 1979 to 1989, and he has been the
chair of the board for the Region 18 Education Service Center; and
WHEREAS, From 1984 to 1988, he was a member of the board of
the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, and he has worked
with the Ector County Appraisal District since 1988; a past
president of the Odessa Country Club, he has served on the board of
the Texas Golf Association since 1988; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jones continues to serve on the boards of
Security State Bank, the Texas Association of Bank Counsel, and the
Colorado River Municipal Water District; from 2006 to 2007, he was
chair of the board of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, where he has
also been vice chair of legislative affairs; and
WHEREAS, In spite of his busy professional life and many
other responsibilities, this caring gentleman has also found time
to work with the Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas, United
Way of Odessa, and the Texas Center for Educational Research; a man
of strong faith, he has been active with the Westminster
Presbyterian Church and St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church;
in all of his endeavors, he is supported by the love of his wife,
Margaret, and their four children, Marcia, Brad, Catherine, and
Elizabeth; and
WHEREAS, The vitality of civic life in Texas depends in large
part upon the generous contributions of time, energy, and expertise
by dedicated citizens, and Mickey Jones has proven himself time and
again to be an outstanding leader in his community; it is most
fitting that he has been recognized with this prestigious award
from his fellow Odessans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Fred M. Jones for being named the
Odessa Chamber of Commerce 2008 Citizen of the Year and extend to
him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Lewis
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 172 was adopted by the House on
January 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House