H.C.R. No. 7

	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
	a close with the passing of William Douglas Jefferson of San Antonio
	on June 26, 2013, at the age of 81; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Chicago on January 30, 1932, Bill Jefferson
	was the son of William and Johnnie Mae Jefferson; the hardships of
	the Great Depression prompted the family to move to Milwaukee
	during his childhood, and he later attended the University of
	Wisconsin, where he was a member of the football team; he left
	college to enlist in the United States Air Force during the Korean
	War, beginning a military career that ultimately spanned more than
	two decades; he was promoted to technical sergeant within four
	years and went on to join the officer ranks; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Jefferson met his future wife, Joyce Virginia
	Olivier, when he was a teenager, and he corresponded with her
	regularly from postings around the world; in July 1954, he used his
	leave to fly to Buffalo, New York, to see her, and they married two
	weeks later; the couple became the proud parents of six children,
	Roxanne, Darrell, Lamont, Celeste, Wallace, and Leah; and
	WHEREAS, During his years in uniform, Mr. Jefferson was
	stationed in England, Japan, and Guam as well as in Colorado, New
	Mexico, Nebraska, Massachusetts, California, and Washington; while
	excelling in his military duties, he found time to complete his
	bachelor's degree at the University of Puget Sound in 1962 and to
	earn his master's degree in political science from St. Mary's
	University eight years later; he retired at the rank of major in
	1972 and then became a certified life underwriter and chartered
	financial planner for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; he
	also taught political science as an adjunct professor at St.
	Philip's College and San Antonio College; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan advocated powerfully for the
	responsibilities of citizenship in a letter published in Time
	magazine in 1968, and he embraced those obligations wholeheartedly
	throughout his life; he volunteered with the Salvation Army for
	decades and served on the board of St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's
	Home, and he was a longtime member of the Friends of the San Antonio
	Public Library; a devout Catholic, he was a Eucharistic minister at
	Freedom Chapel at Lackland Air Force Base for more than 40 years;
	and
	WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Jefferson enjoyed pursuing
	genealogical studies; he discovered that one of his ancestors,
	Shedrick Willis, was enslaved to a state court judge in Waco in the
	1800s, and he marveled at the irony that one of his own sons,
	Wallace B. Jefferson, became chief justice of the Supreme Court of
	Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Bill Jefferson brought joy to innumerable people
	through his warm smile and gentle, caring ways; although he will be
	deeply missed, those who were privileged to know him will continue
	to find inspiration in their memories of his profound devotion to
	his family, his faith, and his country; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas,
	2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of William
	Douglas Jefferson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
	family: to his wife, Joyce Jefferson; to his children, Roxanne
	Jones, Darrell Jefferson, Lamont Jefferson, Chief Justice Wallace
	Jefferson, and Leah Chapa; to his grandchildren and
	great-grandchildren; to his sister, Ollie Price; and to his other
	relatives and many 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
	William Douglas Jefferson.
	Larson
	Price
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on July 11, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the Senate on July 19, 2013.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor