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1	1	H.R. No. 2696
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends of Harold Gene Jones of Ennis
6	6	were deeply saddened by his passing on March 13, 2009, at the age of
7	7	72; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Harold Jones was born on August
9	9	10, 1936, to Raymond and Eva Jones; he graduated from Ennis High
10	10	School in 1954 and went on to attend Arlington State College and
11	11	serve his country as a member of the United States Army; and
12	12	WHEREAS, In partnership with his son, Donald, Mr. Jones
13	13	founded and co-owned the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris; a
14	14	successful real estate developer, he owned or co-owned numerous
15	15	other residential and commercial properties in the area, including
16	16	Nationwide Computer, Commercial State Bank, and the Ennis Country
17	17	Club; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Committed to the betterment of his community, he
19	19	volunteered for the board of the Ennis Independent School District
20	20	and the Ellis County Appraisal District and held memberships with
21	21	the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ennis, the Cattleman's
22	22	Association, and the Texas Apartment Association; and
23	23	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Jones enjoyed the love
24	24	and support of his wife, the former Barbara Varner; the father of
25	25	four children, Donald Smith, Lee Edward Jones, Cathy Jones, and the
26	26	late Ronald Wayne Jones, he found pleasure in spending time with his
27	27	grandchildren on his Red Tail Game and Cattle Ranch; and
28	28	WHEREAS, This kind and generous man enhanced the lives of
29	29	many people, and he will be greatly missed by all those who were
30	30	fortunate enough to share in his love and friendship; now,
31	31	therefore, be it
32	32	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
33	33	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Harold Gene Jones and
34	34	extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
35	35	Barbara Jones; to his children, Donald Smith and his wife,
36	36	Jeanette, Lee Edward Jones, and Cathy Jones; to his grandchildren,
37	37	Jonathan Jones and Blake and Olivia Smith; to his brother, Bobby Ray
38	38	Jones, and his wife, Nancy; to his sister-in-law, Bobbie Jean
39	39	Jones; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
41	41	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
42	42	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Harold Gene
43	43	Jones.
44	44	Pitts
45	45	______________________________
46	46	Speaker of the House
47	47	I certify that H.R. No. 2696 was unanimously adopted by a
48	48	rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
49	49	______________________________
50	50	Chief Clerk of the House