Bill Text: TX HR608 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Harold Jones on his selection as the recipient of the 2011 Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award by the Lubbock Area United Way.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR608 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR608-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 608 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Harold Jones has been named the recipient of the | ||
| 2011 Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award by the Lubbock Area United | ||
| Way; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Presented each year since 1993, the honor is | ||
| bestowed on an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to | ||
| serving others, determination and persistence in fulfilling | ||
| volunteer obligations, loyalty and integrity, involvement in | ||
| community activities in addition to the United Way, and a | ||
| dedication to helping the people of Lubbock; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Greenville, Mr. Jones grew up in Sulphur | ||
| Springs, where he played varsity sports and was president of his | ||
| high school class; after graduation, he began his career and made | ||
| what would become the first of many donations he would make to the | ||
| United Way through the years; he moved in 1952 to Lubbock, where he | ||
| managed the bookkeeping and posting department of Lubbock National | ||
| Bank; in the early 1960s, he entered the insurance industry with | ||
| Southwestern Life and recently retired after a remarkable 40-year | ||
| tenure with Northwestern Mutual; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beyond his work for the United Way, Mr. Jones has | ||
| given generously of his time and resources to a number of worthy | ||
| groups; he has volunteered with the Covenant Health System | ||
| Foundation, the Volunteer Center of Lubbock, the Rotary Club, the | ||
| Lubbock Area Foundation, St. Mary of the Plains Hospital, Hospice | ||
| of Lubbock, Goodwill Industries, the South Plains Council of the | ||
| Boy Scouts of America, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and Prevent | ||
| Blindness America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Jones is an avid supporter of Texas Tech | ||
| University, to which he is a scholarship donor while also serving as | ||
| a member of its Chancellor's Council; in all of his endeavors, he | ||
| enjoys the love and support of his wife of 61 years, Alline, his son | ||
| and daughter, his three grandchildren, and his three | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those individuals who willingly give of themselves | ||
| to better the world around them are indeed deserving of our profound | ||
| gratitude, and Harold Jones is indeed one such person who has | ||
| enriched the lives of countless people through his selfless | ||
| volunteerism; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Harold Jones on his selection as | ||
| the recipient of the 2011 Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award by the | ||
| Lubbock Area United Way and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Frullo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 608 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
