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1	1	H.R. No. 989
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their
6	6	memories of John Fullerton Sammons of Temple, who passed away on
7	7	March 3, 2009, at the age of 86; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A native of Georgia, Mr. Sammons was born on August
9	9	12, 1922, to Ulmont Bransford Sammons and Emma Lizzie Fullerton
10	10	Sammons; he earned his bachelor's degree with honors from the
11	11	University of Georgia, where he was active in numerous campus clubs
12	12	and organizations, including ROTC, through which he became
13	13	commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Army; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Sammons was a procurement officer stationed at
15	15	Fort Hood when he made a trip to Temple to buy supplies and found
16	16	himself at a hardware store owned by the father of the woman who
17	17	would become his wife; his diary recounts that he knew from the
18	18	first moment they met that Marilyn Laramey was the girl he would
19	19	someday marry; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Serving in the European theater during World War II
21	21	as a lieutenant in the 3rd Army under the command of General George
22	22	S. Patton, Mr. Sammons was part of the second wave of soldiers to
23	23	arrive at Omaha Beach; he left a detailed written legacy of the
24	24	battles fought, friends lost, and challenges faced, and the shared
25	25	experiences of war created a lasting bond between him and his fellow
26	26	soldiers; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, he married Marilyn
28	28	Laramey on August 3, 1946, at Grace Presbyterian Church, a
29	29	congregation he later served as an elder, Sunday school teacher,
30	30	and church treasurer; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Mr. Sammons joined the family business and
32	32	eventually became the president and co-owner of Temple Supply
33	33	Company; active in local affairs, he was a Mason, a member of the
34	34	Kiwanis Club, and a Shriner for more than 50 years; he also served
35	35	as vice president of the Temple Jaycees and the Temple Chamber of
36	36	Commerce; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known John Sammons
38	38	will remember his enduring love of his family, his community, and
39	39	his country, and although he will be deeply missed, his legacy will
40	40	live on in the hearts of those whose lives he so richly blessed;
41	41	now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Fullerton
44	44	Sammons and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
45	45	family: to his wife, Marilyn Sammons; to his son, John F.
46	46	Sammons, Jr.; to his daughter, Lynn Sammons Darst; to his five
47	47	grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and to his other
48	48	relatives and friends; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John
52	52	Sammons.
53	53	Sheffield
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 989 was unanimously adopted by a
57	57	rising vote of the House on April 2, 2009.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House