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1		-	H.R. No. 2905
	1	+	84R13257 JGH-D
	2	+	By: Price H.R. No. 2905
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close with
6	7		the death of business and civic leader Tracy Wayne Edwards of Dumas
7	8		on February 7, 2015, at the age of 85; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Wayne Edwards was born near Littlefield on September
9	10		15, 1929, to Dick and Ruth Edwards, and he acquired a strong work
10	11		ethic at an early age by working on his parents' cotton farm; after
11	12		high school, he attended Amarillo College and went to work for
12	13		Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home; and
13	14		WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Edwards moved to Dumas, where he met
14	15		his future wife, Fern Covington; they married in 1951, beginning a
15	16		journey together that spanned more than six decades; the couple
16	17		were blessed with four children, Belinda, Teresa, Tracy, and Gary,
17	18		and later welcomed into their family four grandsons and four
18	19		great-grandchildren; and
19	20		WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards embarked on a new career in 1953, when
20	21		he joined the sales staff of Scott Spencer Motors; he went on to
21	22		work for Steve Johnston Chevrolet, and he cofounded Witt-Edwards
22	23		Pontiac and Buick in 1964; eight years later, Mr. Edwards opened
23	24		his own dealership, Edwards Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge, which
24	25		remains in the family today; and
25	26		WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Mr. Edwards served on
26	27		the board of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association and
27	28		represented the Panhandle in the Chrysler Corporation Dealers
28	29		Association; he also served on the Chrysler Corporation Dealers
29	30		Council; and
30	31		WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards contributed to his community as well,
31	32		serving as president of the Jaycees, the Noon Lions Club, the Dumas
32	33		long-range planning commission, and the Moore County Hospital
33	34		Board; he also served on the Dumas Industrial Development Board,
34	35		the City Zoning Board, and the Moore County Fair Association board;
35	36		he was a charter member, and the longest serving member, of the
36	37		Window on the Plains Museum board, and he headed the special
37	38		division of the United Way, where for two years in a row he helped
38	39		the group meet 100 percent of its fund-raising target; and
39	40		WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Edwards was a
40	41		Sunday school superintendent, a youth fellowship sponsor, and a
41	42		member of the board of stewards of First Methodist Church; he later
42	43		joined First Baptist Church, where he was chair of the deacon board;
43	44		and
44	45		WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's many honors include the Joyce
45	46		Dillow Heritage Award, the Good Neighbor Award, and the Citizen of
46	47		the Year Award from the Dumas Chamber of Commerce; he also received
47	48		the Melvin Jones Service Award from the Lions Club and a lifetime
48	49		membership from the U.S. Jaycees and the Dumas Noon Lions Club, and
49	50		in 1986 he was nominated as Distinguished Texan of the Year by the
50	51		Dumas Board of Realtors; and
51	52		WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a respected businessman, and a
52	53		model of civic engagement, Wayne Edwards leaves behind a legacy of
53	54		service to others that will continue to inspire all those who knew
54	55		and loved him; now, therefore, be it
55	56		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
56	57		Legislature hereby pay tribute to Tracy Wayne Edwards and extend
57	58		sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Fern
58	59		Covington Edwards; to his daughters, Belinda Brice and Teresa
59	60		Edwards; to his sons, Tracy Edwards and his wife, Frieda, and Gary
60	61		Edwards; to his sisters, Charlsie Underwood and Betty Secker; to
61	62		his grandsons, Brad Brice and his wife, Heidi, Lee Brice and his
62	63		wife, Kellie, and Taylor and Alex Edwards; to his
63	64		great-grandchildren, Jackson, Garret, Leyton, and Emma Brice; and
64	65		to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
65	66		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
66	67		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
67	68		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Wayne
68	69		Edwards.
69		-	Price
70		-	______________________________
71		-	Speaker of the House
72		-	I certify that H.R. No. 2905 was unanimously adopted by a
73		-	rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015.
74		-	______________________________
75		-	Chief Clerk of the House