H.R. No. 2822
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
memories of Oris G. Green of Houston, who died on March 4, 2015, at
the age of 71; and
WHEREAS, Oris Green was born in Houston's Fifth Ward on
January 13, 1944, to Oris Green Sr. and Katie Green; after
graduating from Phillis Wheatley High School, he received a
football scholarship from Southern University in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business
administration and served in the U.S. Army Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Green and his wife, Alma, shared a rewarding
marriage spanning many years together until his passing, and he was
the proud father of three daughters, Yolanda, Deneitra, and
Stephanie; later in life, he was blessed with seven grandchildren
and a great-grandchild; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Mr. Green moved with
his family to Dallas, where he became the first African American
marketing representative for the Southwest District of Mobil Oil;
he went on to work for Fox and Jacobs Homes and Xerox, and in 1975,
he returned to Houston, where he worked for Southern Pacific
Railroad and ran his own company, Green's Iron Work and Burglar
Bars; he was also employed by the Aldine Independent School
District and retired from the district as superintendent for school
expansion and improvements; and
WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Green was a
longtime member of Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church, where he
served as a trustee and a member of the United Methodist Men; in
addition, he ministered to men with cancer at the Life (Cancer)
Ministry of Windsor Village United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Green was an expert cook who often raised money
for his church with his popular barbecue and fish fry dinners, and
he was an enthusiastic and expert gardener who delighted in sharing
his homegrown produce with his family, his friends, and people in
need; and
WHEREAS, Oris Green lived a rich and purposeful life, and
memories of his warmth, compassion, and concern for others will
continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Oris G. Green and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Alma Green; to his mother, Katie Green; to his daughters,
Yolanda Hempstead Brown, Deneitra Hutchinson and her husband, Jeff,
and Stephanie Lee; to his sister, Maudell Simon, and her husband,
Junius; to his grandchildren, Paul Brown, Shallanie Martin, Braxton
Scott, Christopher, Cameron, and Noah Hutchinson, and Nicholas Lee;
to his great-grandson, C. J. Martin; to his nephew, Junius Simon;
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 Oris
G. Green.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2822 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House