…excellent Senator, one that I’m very proud to call my friend, I commend the resolution to. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Representative Lucas please state your purpose. [SPEAKER CHANGES] To speak briefly on the resolution. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Gentleman is recognized to debate the resolution. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Thank you Mr. Speaker. I too knew Ed Jones quite well. Many of you have said many kind things about Ed Jones but I’m going to share something with you that you probably didn’t know and that is that Ed Jones was a true blue red-blooded American. He loved American folkways, American politics and most of all, he loved American food. I had the pleasure to take a trip with Ed. I believe Representative Tim Moore and I were on that trip with him, over to Singapore and we were eating Singaporean food breakfast, lunch and dinner. After about a week or so Ed said, “You know Marv, I’m beginning to lose weight over here eating all this stuff over here. I checked…” The bus drove into another restaurant that night he said “ I tell you what? You all go in there and eat but I’m going to go around the corner. I’m going to find me a hamburger joint.” He left and I guess he found a hamburger joint but he didn’t get back to the bus in time. He missed the bus and I was worried that night sitting up in the hotel. Where in the world is Ed? Here comes Ed about an hour later in a taxicab. He came and he said, “Marvin you all left me but I got my hamburger.” I commend this resolution to you. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Further discussion, further debate. If not, the question before the house is the passage of Senate joint resolution 35 on its second reading. All in favor vote aye. All opposed vote no. The clerk will open the vote. All members wishing to record please do so at this time. Representative Holley. Clerk will let machine record the vote. 116 having voted affirmative and none in the negative. Senate joint resolution 35 is passed its second reading without objection will be read a third time. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Senate resolves, the house concurring. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Further discussion, further debate. If not the question before the house is the passage of Senate joint resolution 35 on its third reading. All in favor say aye. [Crowd] Aye [SPEAKER CHANGES] All opposed say no. The ayes have it. Senate joint resolution 35 is past its third reading will be ordered printed and enroll and the senate will be so notified. Ladies and gentlemen of the house. On behalf of Representative Ray and all members of the body, Chair is happy to extend a courtesies of the gallery and our deepest condolences to family members, Mary Ann HoldenJ ones, wife. Daughters Alesha Jones Garrett and husband Donzel Garrett. Andrea Jones Long and husband, Leneer Long. Three granddaughters, Farrah Long, Karisma Long and Karmyn Long. Karmyn Garrett, I’m sorry. I said Long. It’s Karisma Garrett and Karmyn Garrett and also friends in the gallery including Senator Atwater, Vernon Bryant - Halifax County Commissioner, Frank Avent - Chair of the Board of Trustees of Halifax Community College, Julia Meachem – Mayor of Weldon ,North Carolina, Carl Ferebee - Mayor Pro Tem of Roanoke Rapids, Mark Macon - Weldon North Carolina chief of police and friends from Northampton County including Bennet Taylor - President of the Northampton County NAACP, Bobby Edwards - Executive Board of the Northampton NAACP, Vivian Branch - Secretary of North Hampton County NAACP, Thelma Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Bobby Edwards and friends from Swain County, Stan Elliott - Director of the statewide CAPE program at Shaw University. Please stand and let us walk you out. [applause]