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1	1	H.R. No. 2736
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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 Franklin
6	6	Jones, Jr., of Marshall, who died on December 18, 2008, at the age
7	7	of 77; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Mr. Jones was born in Marshall on April 24, 1931, to
9	9	William Franklin Jones, Sr., and Huldah Harrison Jones; he attended
10	10	New Mexico Military Institute and earned his bachelor's degree in
11	11	1952 and his law degree in 1954, both from The University of Texas;
12	12	and
13	13	WHEREAS, Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1953, Mr. Jones
14	14	returned to Marshall in 1954 and joined his father at the firm of
15	15	Jones & Jones, which was founded by his grandfather in 1891; he
16	16	worked there as a civil trial lawyer until the end of his life; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Mr. Jones was very active in his profession, serving
18	18	as president of his local and regional bar associations; his long
19	19	history with the State Bar of Texas included service as director of
20	20	the Bar from 1967 to 1970, as vice president from 1970 to 1971, and
21	21	as the Bar's 100th president from 1980 to 1981; he served on many of
22	22	the organization's committees over the years, including three years
23	23	on the Supreme Court Grievance Oversight Committee and 18 years on
24	24	the Supreme Court Advisory Committee, and he was a member of the
25	25	Administration of Justice Committee and chair of the Group and
26	26	Prepaid Legal Services and Disciplinary Review Committees; in
27	27	addition, Mr. Jones belonged to the Texas Trial Lawyers
28	28	Association, the American Association for Justice, the American
29	29	Board of Trial Advocates, and the International Academy of Trial
30	30	Lawyers; and
31	31	WHEREAS, This committed legal professional was also a trustee
32	32	of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism and The
33	33	University of Texas Law School Foundation, and he was a Sustaining
34	34	Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, a Life Fellow of the
35	35	American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the American College of
36	36	Trial Lawyers; his many contributions were recognized in 2004, when
37	37	he received the Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar
38	38	Foundation; moreover, he was named a Texas Super Lawyer for three
39	39	consecutive years from 2003 to 2005; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Mr. Jones was equally active with the American Bar
41	41	Association, serving as a State Bar delegate to the House of
42	42	Delegates and as a member of the Governing Council of the Litigation
43	43	Section; from 1987 to 1989, he served on the ABA Commission to
44	44	Improve the Liability Insurance System; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Mr. Jones participated in civic affairs as well and
46	46	served as chair of the Courthouse Preservation Council of Harrison
47	47	County; he was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and in
48	48	2002, he was recognized by the Marshall Chamber of Commerce as
49	49	Citizen of the Year; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Franklin Jones dedicated himself to the legal
51	51	profession and to his community, and he will be remembered with
52	52	admiration and affection by all those whose lives he touched; now,
53	53	therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
55	55	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Franklin Jones, Jr.,
56	56	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
57	57	son, Franklin Jones III, and his wife, Ronna; to his daughter, Terry
58	58	Bolger, and her husband, Mark; to his grandchildren, Bryan Bolger,
59	59	and Savannah, Tye, and Hallie Jones; to his two
60	60	great-grandchildren; to his sister, Jerene Winocour; to his nephew,
61	61	Jonathan Winocour; to his brother-in-law, George Francisco III, and
62	62	his wife, Trebie; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
63	63	further
64	64	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
65	65	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
66	66	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Franklin
67	67	Jones, Jr.
68	68	Hughes
69	69	Smithee
70	70	Phillips
71	71	______________________________
72	72	Speaker of the House
73	73	I certify that H.R. No. 2736 was unanimously adopted by a
74	74	rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
75	75	______________________________
76	76	Chief Clerk of the House