H.R. No. 2347 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories of George Edwin Hamilton of Coldspring, who passed away on April 19, 2013, at the age of 90; and WHEREAS, Born on February 24, 1923, in Haskell, George Hamilton was the son of George Newton and Minnie Bell Myers Hamilton; he shared a loving marriage with his wife, Wilmuth, and together the couple cherished their two sons, George and Ralph; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hamilton devoted six decades of his life to Freemasonry, achieving the status of Master Mason as well as 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason; his contributions to his lodge earned him numerous honors and certificates, including the Golden Trowel Award and the 60-year pin; and WHEREAS, George Hamilton lived a caring and purposeful life, and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of George Edwin Hamilton and extend sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughter-in-law, Deborah Hamilton; to his grandchildren, Christy Hamilton-Dobson and her husband, Tommy, Scott Allan Hamilton, George Edwin Hamilton III, and Kimberly Hamilton-Pfeiffer and her husband, Mack; to his great-grandchildren, Megan Renee and Ashley Christine Dobson, Zachary Allan, Ethan Shaun, Alyssa, Tristan, and George Hamilton, and Derek, Karl, and Van Pfeiffer; 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 George Edwin Hamilton. White ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2347 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House