H.R. No. 1751
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The friends and family of Ulysses Jones of Houston
are mourning the loss of this beloved neighbor and admired church
leader who passed away on March 16, 2009, at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, Born on May 18, 1917, to Sam and Viola Bernard Jones
in Bunkie, Louisiana, Ulysses Jones was the youngest of four
children and spent his early years in the nearby town of Marksville;
he joined the Congregational St. John Baptist Church at an early
age, beginning a lifelong journey of spiritual devotion; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jones met the love of his life, the former Eunice
Barton, while living in Marksville, and though he later moved to
Houston, he returned to Louisiana to marry his beloved in 1942; Mr.
and Mrs. Jones settled in Houston and enjoyed 66 rewarding years of
matrimony; the couple raised a cherished family that included 6
children, Ernest, Nobleton, Hannah, Ulysses, Eddie, and Marie, as
well as 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, A dedicated man of faith, Mr. Jones was a member of
Mt. Horem Baptist Church in Houston before joining Mt. Ararat
Missionary Baptist Church; he was ordained as a deacon at Mt. Ararat
in the mid-1950s and served ably in that capacity for more than half
a century; and
WHEREAS, Ulysses Jones lived a full and generous life filled
with meaningful achievements, and he leaves his loved ones with
countless treasured memories of the happy times spent in his
company; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ulysses Jones and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of
66 years, Eunice Barton Jones; to his children, Ernest Jones and his
wife, Birdie, Nobleton B. Jones and his wife, Lee Esther, Hannah
Smith and her husband, Harvey, Ulysses S. Jones and his wife,
Janice, Eddie Jones and his wife, Stephanie, and Marie Mure and her
husband, Charles; to his adopted son, Julius Houston; to his
grandchildren, Zanetta Traham and her husband, Dana, Nobleton F.
Jones and his wife, Carrie, Devin Jones, Shunika Ward and her
husband, Lathawn, Harvey and Haven Smith, Eddie Jones II, Ulysses
S. Jones II, Jonathan and Joel Jones, and Camille Mure; to his
great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Traham, Ellis Allums, and Jazmine
Ward; to his aunt, Ella Mae Washington; to his sisters-in-law,
Doris Bates and Margie Jones; to his godchild, Bobbie Jean Johnson
and her husband, Rufus; to his special cousin, Delores Johnson; to
his nieces and nephews; and to his other relatives and friends; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ulysses
Jones.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1751 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 11, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House