H.R. No. 2735
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Friends and family were greatly saddened by the loss
of Hobbs Williams of Hawkins, who passed away on April 22, 2009, at
the age of 85; and
WHEREAS, Born on September 2, 1923, in Sulphur Springs, Hobbs
Williams was the son of Byron and Lorena Williams; he attended The
University of Texas on a baseball scholarship and had the
opportunity to play in the inaugural College World Series, where he
helped his team by hitting a grand-slam home run; his college
studies were interrupted by service as a bombardier in the U.S. Army
Air Forces during World War II, but he returned to UT to earn a
bachelor's degree in 1948 and a master's degree in education the
following year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Williams married the former Doris Carolyn Dietze
in 1947, and the couple later moved to Kerens; in 1956, they both
accepted teaching positions in the Grand Prairie Independent School
District; Mr. Williams went on to spend 30 years with the district,
retiring as its superintendent in 1986; his exceptional career was
recognized by Grand Prairie ISD in 2008, when Hobbs Williams
Elementary was named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan moved to Hawkins with his wife
shortly after his retirement, and he became an active member of
First United Methodist Church, the Hawkins Chamber of Commerce, the
Veterans Memorial Association, and the Lake Hawkins Homeowners
Association; and
WHEREAS, Hobbs Williams was a man of great skill and
dedication, and his legacy of service to his country, to his family,
and to students in the Grand Prairie community will long resonate
with those who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Hobbs Williams and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Doris Carolyn Williams; to his children, Byron Leroy Williams and
Linda Crabtree and her husband, Bill; 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 Hobbs
Williams.
Hughes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2735 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House