NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

RESOLUTION 96

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1387

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOSEPH WILLIAM MASON, FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM CARTERET COUNTY.

WHEREAS, Joseph William Mason, former Representative of Carteret County in the General Assembly in 1903, died on the 3rd day of June 1969, in his ninety-second year; and

WHEREAS, Joseph William Mason was born in the town of Atlantic, Carteret County, North Carolina, on January 28th, 1878 and received his formal education at the Atlantic Academy; and

WHEREAS, he devoted himself untiringly to the betterment of his local community, his County and the State; and

WHEREAS, he distinguished himself and his community as a teacher, merchant and commercial fisherman, and was instrumental in the establishment, in 1905, of the first public high school in Carteret County; and

WHEREAS, he was reputed to have been the oldest surviving member of the General Assembly of 1903; and

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

Section 1.  That in the passing of Joseph William Mason, North Carolina and the County of Carteret have lost an outstanding citizen and former legislator, who charted a course of honor, integrity, and devoted service, and whose memory now shines as a guiding beacon for those who follow.

Sec. 2.  That a copy of this Resolution be spread on the minutes of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and that a copy of this Resolution shall be duly certified by the Secretary of State and by him duly transmitted to the family of Joseph William Mason.

Sec. 3.  That this Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1969.