TITLE: In memory of Billy Jim Stark of Kirbyville.

SUMMARY: In memory of Billy Jim Stark of Kirbyville.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories of Billy Jim Stark of Kirbyville, who passed away on April 6, 2013, at the age of 82; and WHEREAS, The son of Jim and Hazel Payne Stark, Billy Jim Stark was born on November 4, 1930, in the Fawil community in central Newton County; he spent nearly six decades of devoted matrimony with his wife, Edna Mae, and the couple were blessed with four sons, Jimmy, Gary, Willie, and Billy Paul, and a daughter, Cheryl; and WHEREAS, Mr. Stark was a heavy equipment operator with International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 450 before his retirement; and WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Billy Stark will always remember him with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Billy Jim Stark and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Edna Mae Stark; to his sons, Jimmy Stark and his wife, Rena, Gary Stark and his wife, Gina, Willie Stark and his wife, Cindy, and Billy Paul Stark and his wife, Mary; to his daughter, Cheryl Morris, and her husband, Kevin; to his sisters, Jimmie Lee Talley, Sybil Peveto, and Charlene Booth; to his grandchildren, Crystalynn and Travis Foster, Brent and Amber Stark, Shellie and Blake King, Darin and Amanda Stark, Christy and Russell Fluker, Shane and Jaquelyn Stark, Kasey and Marcus Carver, Brett Stark, Melanie Stark, and Lauren, Logan, and Layton Morris; to his great-grandchildren, Kyler, Brooke, Kenzie, Blaize, Kolten, Hunter, Austin, Caden, Adelynn, Hudson, Knox, and Riley; 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 Billy Jim Stark. White Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2172 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House