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1	1	H.R. No. 1944
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of
6	6	entrepreneur and community leader Marion Allen Mitchell of Dallas,
7	7	who died on April 7, 2009, at the age of 83; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Marion Allen Mitchell was born in Wheelock on May
9	9	15, 1925, to Elijah and Amanda Mitchell; he graduated from Kemp High
10	10	School in Bryan; after working as a farmer during World War II, he
11	11	moved to Dallas, where he was employed by Edmar Ford, Acme Brick
12	12	Company, and Braniff Airways; and
13	13	WHEREAS, While working at Preston Forest Tower in the 1960s,
14	14	Mr. Mitchell realized that the building's mail was delivered by a
15	15	private company, not the U.S. Postal Service, and in 1966, he
16	16	started his own business, contracting with the post office to carry
17	17	mail between Garland and Dallas; and
18	18	WHEREAS, First known as Mitchell Transportation and later as
19	19	Mitchell Mail Service, the company was the first private mail
20	20	carrier to be owned by an African American in Dallas; it grew over
21	21	the next 25 years from a single truck to a company of 50 employees
22	22	transporting U.S. mail all over North Texas and leasing trailers to
23	23	the postal service; Mr. Mitchell also owned a truck service
24	24	terminal; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Mr. Mitchell was a leading member of his profession,
26	26	serving as a member of the board of the National Association of
27	27	Letter Carriers and as a vice president of the National Star Route
28	28	Mail Contractors Association; and
29	29	WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Mitchell was an
30	30	active member of Hamilton Park United Methodist Church, serving on
31	31	the Staff Pastor Parish Relations Committee, the Building
32	32	Committee, and the board of trustees; he was active in the greater
33	33	community as well, as a member of the Civic League, the Dallas Black
34	34	Chamber of Commerce, and the Dallas African American Museum, and he
35	35	was a lifetime member of the NAACP; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Marion Mitchell exemplified the virtues of
37	37	integrity, hard work, and initiative, and his legacy of achievement
38	38	and commitment to his community will continue to inspire those he
39	39	leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
41	41	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Marion Allen Mitchell
42	42	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
43	43	wife of 65 years, Irene Shields Mitchell; to his children,
44	44	Constance Mitchell-Sharpe and Fred Mitchell, Sr.; to his brother,
45	45	Benjamin Mitchell; to his sister, Estelle Mitchell-Adams; to his
46	46	grandchildren, Regina Mitchell-Gillstrap, Marilyn Mitchell-Pope,
47	47	and Fred Mitchell, Jr.; to his great-granddaughters, Danielle and
48	48	Gina Pope; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
49	49	further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
52	52	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marion
53	53	Allen Mitchell.
54	54	Kent
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 1944 was unanimously adopted by a
58	58	rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Chief Clerk of the House