84R10582 JGH-D
By: Geren H.R. No. 854
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with
the passing of broadcaster and newspaperman Leonard Arthur Jones
Jr. of Fort Worth on February 8, 2015, at the age of 73; and
WHEREAS, Art Jones was born on September 15, 1941, in
Freeport, New York, to Leonard A. Jones Sr. and Martha Smith Jones;
at the age of five, he moved with his family to Uvalde, where he
graduated from high school in 1958; and
WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. Jones joined station KCLE in
Cleburne, beginning a career of more than two decades in radio
broadcasting; during that time, he was a well-known on-air
personality at KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa, and KCMO in Kansas City,
Missouri; in 1977, he joined KFJZ in Fort Worth as creative
director; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jones subsequently started HTM Productions,
which made radio and television commercials, and he also wrote for
the trade journal of the International Mobile Air Conditioning
Association; at the age of 60, he switched careers and bought the
Northwest Tarrant County Times Record, serving as the paper's
publisher until his retirement in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Art Jones and his wife, Joan, shared a rewarding
marriage that spanned 39 years, until his death; he was the father
of three children, Leonard Jones III, Terrice Jones, and the late
Leslie Jones, and he was blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a doting parent and grandparent,
and a dynamic professional, Art Jones lived a life that was varied
and rich in accomplishments, and he leaves behind a legacy that 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 life of Leonard Arthur Jones
Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to
his wife, Joan Jones; to his son, Leonard Arthur Jones III and his
wife, Marie; to his daughter, Terrice Jones and her husband,
William; to his brother, Harry Jones and his wife, Carole; to his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; 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 Leonard
Arthur Jones Jr.