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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Andrew George Khoury of Longview, who died on |
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August 24, 2019, at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Andy Khoury was born in |
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Longview on May 20, 1969, to Dorothy and Alvin Khoury, and he grew |
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up with a brother, Samuel; after graduating from Longview High |
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School in 1987, he earned his bachelor's degree cum laude from |
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Southern Methodist University in 1991, and he went on to earn his |
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law degree from Baylor University in 1994; admitted to the bar that |
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same year, he was sworn in by his father, Judge Alvin Khoury; and |
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WHEREAS, After clerking for the firms of Jones, Jones & Curry |
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in Marshall and Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline in Longview during |
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and immediately after law school, Mr. Khoury began his legal career |
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at the firm of Nichols & Nichols in Longview, where he demonstrated |
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his expertise in state and federal litigation, including personal |
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injury cases as well as complex commercial, insurance, and oil and |
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gas cases; he opened the Khoury Law Firm in 2012, focusing on |
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business litigation, wills, trusts, and probate cases; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Mr. Khoury served the |
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Gregg County Bar Association as president, and he helped organize |
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an effort to bring the Supreme Court of Texas to conduct oral |
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arguments in Longview; he was a member of the State Bar of Texas and |
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served on its Judiciary Relations Committee, and he was also a |
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member of the Northeast Texas Bar Association, the Eastern District |
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of Texas Bar Association, and the Phi Delta Phi International Legal |
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Honor Society-Hemphill Inn; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Khoury gave back to his beloved hometown through |
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his service with the Longview ISD Foundation, as vice chair of the |
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City of Longview Historic Preservation Commission, and as a judge |
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on the Longview Teen Court; he was a Paul Harris Fellow in the |
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Rotary Club of Longview, and he was active with the CHRISTUS Good |
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Shepherd Foundation, the Greater Longview United Way, and the |
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Longview Chamber of Commerce; he was also an active member of the |
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alumni associations of SMU and Baylor Law; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Khoury delighted in |
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traveling with his family to Florida and Maine, and he was a |
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passionate supporter of the Longview Lobo and SMU football teams; |
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in addition, he was devoted to his two dogs, Leo and Lucy; and |
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WHEREAS, A widely respected attorney and a proud son of |
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Longview, Andy Khoury lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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professional achievements, and he has left behind a record of |
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service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Andrew George Khoury and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Andy Khoury. |