H.R. No. 154

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the
	passing of the Reverend John Brannon Haskins, Sr., of Houston, on
	February 20, 2011, at the age of 85; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Benton, Tennessee, on February 5, 1926, to
	David Calvin and Etta Pearl Vest Haskins, J. B. Haskins was the
	eighth of 13 children; he enlisted in the United States Navy after
	high school and attended the navy's radio school; during World War
	II, he saw action at Leyte Gulf and was a crew member on a ship that
	escorted General Douglas MacArthur's vessel during his return to
	the Philippines; and
	WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge in 1945, Mr.
	Haskins studied at Tennessee Tech University, graduating in 1949;
	he then hitchhiked to Fort Worth and enrolled at Southwestern
	Baptist Theological Seminary, working his way through school and
	earning a bachelor's degree in divinity and a master's degree in
	religious education; his long and accomplished career as a pastor
	included service to congregations in Dallas, Houston, and Pasadena
	as well as Roanoke, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida; and
	WHEREAS, Reverend Haskins also was employed for many years by
	Olan Mills Photography in its church directory department, and he
	later worked for a service that delivered lost luggage in the
	Houston area; his hobbies included golf and snow skiing, and he was
	known for his love of a good joke; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Reverend Haskins was
	supported by his loving wife, Laura Ann Haskins, and the couple
	shared nearly 60 years together; they became the parents of three
	sons, John Brannon Haskins, Jr., Stephen Murray Haskins, and
	Richard Gregory Haskins, and their family later grew to include
	four grandchildren and a great-grandson; and
	WHEREAS, J. B. Haskins lived a rich and purposeful life
	devoted to his faith and his family; though he will be greatly
	missed, he will long be fondly remembered for the spiritual
	guidance and care he provided to others through the years; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
	the Reverend John Brannon Haskins, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy
	to the members of his family: to his wife, Laura Ann Haskins; to his
	sons, John B. Haskins, Jr., and his wife, Betty Marie, and Stephen
	Murray Haskins and his wife, Rhonda Gayle; to his grandchildren,
	Jennifer Melanie Vincent and her husband, Jack, Jillian Megan
	Haskins, Jamie Denise Haskins, and Ross Brannon Haskins; to his
	great-grandson, Jackson Brannon Vincent; to his sister, Sarah Grace
	McTaggart; 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 the
	Reverend John Brannon Haskins, Sr.
	Callegari
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 154 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House