82R247 MG-D
By: Patrick H.R. No. 408
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Arlington lost a cherished friend and
an admired educator with the death of June James III on March 17,
2010, at the age of 75; and
WHEREAS, A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, June James was
born on December 27, 1934, and he was one of nine children of June
James II and Ella James; after attending high school, he answered
his nation's call to duty, and he served as a paratrooper in the
United States Army and later joined the U.S. Air Force; and
WHEREAS, He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in biology and
a master's degree in education administration from Southern
University in Baton Rouge, as well as an education specialist
degree from the University of Miami and a doctoral degree in
education administration from the University of Pittsburgh; during
his postgraduate studies, he met the former Annie King, and the
couple were married in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Dr. James worked as an administrator at Southern
University before retiring and moving to Arlington in 1989; shortly
thereafter, he became a special assistant at The University of
Texas at Arlington and served as a professor and a mentor to future
principals and superintendents while actively recruiting students
to the university; and
WHEREAS, Also a dedicated civic leader, Dr. James helped
organize the Arlington chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and
the NAACP; through the years, he served as president and vice
president of the local NAACP group, and he regularly contributed to
fund-raising efforts at the annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet; Dr.
James was further engaged in Mount Olive Baptist Church, and he was
instrumental in establishing Metro Christian Academy, a private
school affiliated with the church; and
WHEREAS, A caring and generous man, June James touched the
lives of countless individuals, and he leaves behind a legacy of
achievement that will long be admired by all those who were
privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of June James III and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Annie James; to his sons, Kenneth James, Michael James, and Kevin G.
James; to his daughters, Jennifer James, Shondra James, Kelly
Causey and her husband, Anthony, and Gina King Jones and her
husband, Alton; to his sisters, Lucille Robinson, Eloise Black and
her husband, the Reverend Robert Black, Alyce McLemore, and Carolyn
Canaday; to his grandsons, Anthony Causey, Nicholas Causey, Ramon
James, Jason James, June James V, Brice Jackson-James, and Michael
S. James, Jr.; 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 June James
III.