H.R. No. 2647
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of John
Ernest Phillips of Dallas, who passed away on March 20, 2009, at the
age of 69; and
WHEREAS, Born on a farm near Italy, Texas, on April 10, 1939,
John Phillips relocated to Levelland as a youth, and he went on to
graduate from Hardin-Simmons University and later Baylor Law
School; in addition, he earned a master's degree from the Dedman
School of Law at Southern Methodist University, and he completed
the Ranch Management Program at Texas Christian University;
answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Phillips joined the United
States Army, and he was commissioned as a first lieutenant and
awarded the Army Commendation Medal; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan became a trial lawyer, working
on numerous cases and serving as the president of the Dallas
Association of Defense Lawyers; for a decade, he led the General
Litigation Division at Strasburger and Price, LLP, in Dallas, and
after 33 years with the firm, he retired as a senior partner in
2001; on his retirement, Mr. Phillips continued raising Aberdeen
Angus cattle in Italy; he was also active in his community of faith,
and he was a deacon at Central Baptist Church of Italy and at Park
Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, where he was a member of the Bob
and Ruth Glaze Sunday School class for more than 20 years; and
WHEREAS, John Phillips was a dedicated professional and a
caring citizen, and although he will be deeply missed, he will
forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those
who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Ernest
Phillips and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife of nearly 50 years, Barbara; to his son, John Edd, and
his wife, Lisa; to his daughter, Jan; to his grandson, Walter; to
his mother, Ernestine Phillips; to his brother, Joe Don Phillips,
and his sister, Tina Swenson; 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 John Ernest
Phillips.
Pitts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2647 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House