Senate Resolution 16 Summary

• Honors the life and career of State Senator Thomas Philip "Phil" Watson, who served in the Oklahoma State Senate for 15 years representing District 41 in Edmond beginning in 1972 and served as Minority Leader in the 38th Legislature.

• Recognizes Watson's service as minister of the Edmond Church of Christ, Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (appointed 1987, served more than three years), and his work with the Rural Development Cooperative of the USDA until his retirement in 1998.

• Acknowledges Watson's mission work in Zambia, Africa after retirement, where he worked to improve education and served as Chairman of the Board for the Zambia Mission.

• Memorializes Watson's death on March 1, 2015, and expresses condolences to his surviving family including his wife Mary, two daughters, and four grandsons.

• Directs distribution of a copy of the resolution to Senator Phil Watson's wife, Mary Watson.