H.R. No. 819
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Lubbock
resident Harold Dennis Long, who died on February 22, 2011, at the
age of 77; and
WHEREAS, Harold Long was born in Crosby County on June 25,
1933, to Buster and Allie Long; he grew up in Hale County and moved
in 1944 to Lubbock, where he graduated from high school in 1951; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Long was an independent businessman who began
his own excavation company a few years after high school and ran it
for two decades, and he went on to become a successful custom home
builder for the next 39 years; knowledgeable in his field, he was a
member of the West Texas Home Builders Association and the National
Association of Home Builders; and
WHEREAS, He was devoted to his family and shared a fulfilling
relationship with his wife of 57 years, LaWanda Jean; he was also
the father of three children, LaVenda, LaQuita, and William, and he
and his wife were blessed with four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Long was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in
1950, and he remained a man of strong religious faith for the rest
of his life; in his leisure time, he enjoyed golf and fine wine, and
he loved to explore the world with Mrs. Long, traveling with her to
44 countries; and
WHEREAS, Harold Long lived a full and generous life, and
cherished memories of time spent in his company will forever endure
in the hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Harold Dennis Long
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, LaWanda Jean Long; to his daughters, LaVenda Jo Lee and her
husband, Steve, and LaQuita Kay Beck and her husband, Rodney; to his
grandchildren, Brandi Stansifer and her husband, Zac, Clifford Ross
and his wife, Cassandra, Jordan Ross and his wife, Tara, and Megan
Spykes; to his great-grandchildren, Lily Ross, Augustine Ross, and
Ariah Spykes; to his brother and sister, Gerald Long and Betty
Hargis; to his uncle, John Moore; 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 Harold
Dennis Long.
Frullo
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 819 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 31, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House