[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          TRIBUTE TO JOHN WARE

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2010

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy 
heart that I honor the life and memory of John Ware. John was a 
remarkable person, and his vision and ability truly embody the spirit 
of Dallas. As city manager from December 1993 to August 1998, he was 
credited with leading the city's negotiations for the construction of 
American Airlines Center and was the driving force in creating the city 
we know today. After courageously battling cancer, John passed away at 
the age of 62.
  John was born on March 16, 1948, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to J.A. 
and Allie Ware. He was married to Shirley Porter in 1974 and to this 
union two sons were born. John was an active member of Friendship West 
Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. He also actively served in the United 
States Army, and during his tour of duty in Vietnam he earned a Bronze 
Star and Purple Heart.
  John earned his B.A. degree from Ouachita Baptist University, where 
he graduated Cum Laude and was a member of the Inaugural Honors 
Program. He received his M.P.A. degree in 1974 from the Maxwell School 
at Syracuse University where, in addition to earning an academic 
scholarship, he was named an Andrew Mellon Fellow. He holds 
certificates from the University of Chicago Graduate School of 
Business, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice 
University, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern 
University, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, 
Columbia University Business School, the Cox School of Business at 
Southern Methodist University, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of 
Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
  John's innovative ideas and education were truly profound, but it was 
really John's personality and personal investment in his work that 
people remember. Truly, no one knew this better than those who will 
miss him most--his family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Shirley 
Ware of Dallas; two sons, Jawn Ware and Brandon Ware; four sisters, 
Cathie Murphy, Rose Gale Jones, Gloria Hart, and Angela Helms; five 
brothers, Joshua Ware, Ollie Charles Ware, Melvin Ware, Ronald Ware, 
and Sabian Ware; and one grandchild.
  Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to be able to bring the life and 
contributions of John Ware to the attention of Congress and this 
nation. His passion and dedication to his work serve as an example to 
us all. John will be deeply missed by those whose lives he touched, but 
his memory will live on through his contributions to Dallas and the 
work from which we have all benefitted immensely. During this difficult 
time I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to his family, and I 
ask my fellow colleagues to join me in recognizing and honoring this 
great man.

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