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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life has drawn to a close with |
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| 6 | 7 | | the passing of broadcaster and newspaperman Leonard Arthur Jones |
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| 7 | 8 | | Jr. of Fort Worth on February 8, 2015, at the age of 73; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Art Jones was born on September 15, 1941, in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Freeport, New York, to Leonard A. Jones Sr. and Martha Smith Jones; |
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| 10 | 11 | | at the age of five, he moved with his family to Uvalde, where he |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated from high school in 1958; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. Jones joined station KCLE in |
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| 13 | 14 | | Cleburne, beginning a career of more than two decades in radio |
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| 14 | 15 | | broadcasting; during that time, he was a well-known on-air |
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| 15 | 16 | | personality at KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa, and KCMO in Kansas City, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Missouri; in 1977, he joined KFJZ in Fort Worth as creative |
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| 17 | 18 | | director; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Jones subsequently started HTM Productions, |
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| 19 | 20 | | which made radio and television commercials, and he also wrote for |
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| 20 | 21 | | the trade journal of the International Mobile Air Conditioning |
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| 21 | 22 | | Association; at the age of 60, he switched careers and bought the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Northwest Tarrant County Times Record, serving as the paper's |
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| 23 | 24 | | publisher until his retirement in 2009; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Art Jones and his wife, Joan, shared a rewarding |
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| 25 | 26 | | marriage that spanned 39 years, until his death; he was the father |
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| 26 | 27 | | of three children, Leonard Jones III, Terrice Jones, and the late |
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| 27 | 28 | | Leslie Jones, and he was blessed with 13 grandchildren and 15 |
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| 28 | 29 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a doting parent and grandparent, |
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| 30 | 31 | | and a dynamic professional, Art Jones lived a life that was varied |
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| 31 | 32 | | and rich in accomplishments, and he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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| 32 | 33 | | continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Leonard Arthur Jones |
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| 36 | 37 | | Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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| 37 | 38 | | his wife, Joan Jones; to his son, Leonard Arthur Jones III and his |
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| 38 | 39 | | wife, Marie; to his daughter, Terrice Jones and her husband, |
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| 39 | 40 | | William; to his brother, Harry Jones and his wife, Carole; to his |
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| 40 | 41 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives |
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| 41 | 42 | | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Leonard |
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| 45 | 46 | | Arthur Jones Jr. |
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