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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Julian Mark Bott of Houston, who died on January 3, |
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2021, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Julian Bott was born in Cambridge, England, on |
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January 23, 1963, to loving parents Ronald and Gillian Bott; he grew |
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up with the companionship of a sister, Kate, and received his early |
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education at Millfield School in Somerset; a champion swimmer from |
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an early age, he represented Her Majesty as the Captain of the |
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English Swim Team and competed in many European countries; he went |
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on to attend Harvard College, where he was captain of the swim team |
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and qualified for the 1980 Olympics; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning his bachelor's degree in economics |
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from Harvard in 1984, Mr. Bott entered the executive training |
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program of Bankers Trust in New York; he eventually settled in |
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Houston, where he embarked upon a successful career in oil and gas |
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commercial banking while earning his master's degree in business |
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administration at Rice University; it was in Houston that he also |
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met his wife, Cecile, whom he wed on January 2, 1988, and the couple |
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became the proud parents of two amazing sons, Ian and James; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bott subsequently joined TD Securities, and his |
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career took him to Westport, Connecticut, for a time and then back |
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home to Britain, where he and his family lived for many years in |
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London; in 2009, he became the chief financial officer of Texas |
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American Resources Company in Austin, and three years later, he was |
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appointed to the board of EQT Midstream Partners; in 2015, he joined |
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Sandridge Energy in Oklahoma City as executive vice president and |
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CFO; he then returned to Houston, where at the time of his passing |
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he was serving as executive vice president and CFO of Southwestern |
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Energy; and |
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WHEREAS, A dynamic professional and devoted son, brother, and |
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father, Julian Bott was taken much too soon, but the memory of his |
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ambition, his keen intellect, and his bright and generous spirit |
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will remain to comfort all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Julian Mark Bott and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and many friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Julian |
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Bott. |