H.R. No. 3153

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the generosity and
	dedication of Dr. Warren Henry Hawkins, a longtime educator and
	administrator at Wiley College, who passed away on April 30, 2015,
	at the age of 80; and
	WHEREAS, Warren Hawkins was born on April 1, 1935, in
	Groesbeck to W. H. Hawkins and Mary Taylor; he graduated from Wiley
	College in 1954 and began a teaching career that took him to the
	Rusk, Alto, Cuero, and Sulphur Springs school districts; returning
	to college, he received his master's degree in music education from
	Texas Southern University and his doctoral degree from Texas A&M
	University--Commerce in 1974, and he enlisted during this time in
	the United States Army and the National Guard; and
	WHEREAS, In 1966, Dr. Hawkins embarked on his long and
	rewarding tenure with Wiley College, which he served in a variety of
	capacities over the course of a half-century; he was the band
	director for the college for many years, and he spent 35 years as
	the undergraduate advisor for the Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma
	Fraternity, having initially joined the fraternity as a student; a
	revered figure on campus, he was frequently consulted for his
	institutional knowledge, and he was serving as director of
	institutional research planning and assessment at the time of his
	passing; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Hawkins married the love of his life, the former
	Effie Louise McClelland, on October 2, 1960, and they were blessed
	with two sons, Kenneth and Keith; when his children were younger, he
	was an ever-present fixture on the sidelines during their school
	and athletic activities and sometimes volunteered as a coach or
	umpire; he was also a devout member of Ebenezer United Methodist
	Church, where he played the organ, served as the choir director, and
	shared his time on several committees; and
	WHEREAS, Although the loss of Dr. Warren Hawkins is
	profoundly felt by his loved ones and the many individuals who knew
	him at Wiley College and in the Marshall community, memories of his
	quiet strength, his keen mind, and his unselfish service to others
	will remain a source of inspiration for years to come; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Warren Henry
	Hawkins and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to
	his wife, Effie L. Hawkins; to his sons, Kenneth Hawkins and his
	wife, Deborah, and Keith Hawkins and his wife, Monda; to his
	grandson, Matthew Kadeem Hawkins; to his brother, Nathaniel
	Gilbert; to his sisters, Orlene McCullough and Maxine Davis and her
	husband, A. J.; 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 Dr. Warren
	Hawkins.
	Paddie
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 3153 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015.
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	Chief Clerk of the House