H.R. No. 2746
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends celebrate the life of James Reed
Dunaway of Fort Worth, who passed away on May 22, 2011, at the age of
88; and
WHEREAS, Born in Crowley on February 16, 1923, "Punkin"
Dunaway was raised in Fort Worth by his parents, Carrie and Bill
Dunaway; he graduated from Paschal High School in 1940 and enlisted
in the United States Navy in December 1942; during his three-year
naval career, he served in the Pacific theater on the USS
Corregidor, Boxer, and Marcus, and he maintained warm friendships
with his former Boxer shipmates until his passing; and
WHEREAS, In 1943, Mr. Dunaway met his match and future wife,
Sally McKee; they were married 65 years before her passing in the
summer of 2008; their love was a blessing to all who knew them and
particularly to their children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway returned to Texas following his naval
service and began surveying as an employee of the City of Fort
Worth; in the late 1950s, he and his wife started Dunaway Surveying
with several employees in the new garage behind their home; the
company surveyed most of Fort Worth from the 1950s to the early
1980s, when it was merged into Dunaway Associates, LP; Mr. Dunaway
was a member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and
remained active in local and state surveyors associations after his
retirement in 1982; and
WHEREAS, A longtime member of St. Paul United Methodist
Church, Mr. Dunaway participated in its Fellowship Sunday School
Class; he was also a member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association
and the Masonic Lodge, among other organizations; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dunaway was the dearly loved "Papa" of five
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; he and Mrs. Dunaway
took special interest in each one, and they shared many happy times
and travels with them; and
WHEREAS, Although his wise and encouraging words, playful
spirit, and genuine love will be deeply missed by those he left
behind, memories of James Dunaway will forever be treasured by all
those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of James Reed "Punkin"
Dunaway and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
family: to his children, Barbara Wiegand and James R. Dunaway and
his wife, Carol; to his grandchildren, Cami Thompson and her
husband, James, Clif Wiegand and his wife, Schuyler, Christy Smith
and her husband, Jason, Scott Dunaway and his wife, Susan, and Brian
Dunaway; to his great-grandchildren, Sadie and Tinsley Thompson,
Winn and Reed Smith, Ann, Ashley, and Jon Dunaway, and Kingsley
Wiegand; to his brothers, Bill and his wife, Louise, and Foy and his
wife, Virdie; 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 James Reed
"Punkin" Dunaway.
Geren
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2746 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House