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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 392
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In Memory |
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of |
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Hilary Brumley Doran Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Hilary Brumley Doran Jr., who died |
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December 21, 2019, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Hilary Doran was born on August 16, 1936, in Del |
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Rio; he grew up in Del Rio and on his family's ranch in Edwards |
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County, and he graduated from Del Rio High School in 1954; he |
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earned a degree from Southwest Texas State University and served |
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with distinction in the United States Air Force; after his |
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military service, he graduated from The University of Texas |
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School of Law and returned to Del Rio, where he was a founding |
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partner of the law firm of Doran, Gulley, and Etzel; and |
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WHEREAS, He was elected to represent Del Rio and Val Verde |
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County in the Texas House of Representatives, where he served |
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from 1967 to 1975 and was a member of numerous committees, |
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including the House Appropriations Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, He served as an executive assistant from 1981 to |
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1983 for Governor Bill Clements, who appointed him to the board |
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of regents of The University of Texas at Austin; when Governor |
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Clements returned as governor in 1987, Mr. Doran was named chief |
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of staff, an office he held for a year; the governor then |
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appointed him chairman of the Texas Racing Commission, a position |
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in which he served until 1991; and |
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WHEREAS, Hilary was blessed with a wonderful family; his |
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wife, Julia Doran; his sons, H. B. Doran III, David Doran, and |
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Gregory Doran; his stepdaughter, Kathy Keller; and his grandson, |
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Ryan Doran, were a source of much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, generosity, and integrity, he |
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was a dedicated public servant, and he leaves behind memories |
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that will be cherished forever by his family and many friends; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the family of |
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Hilary Brumley Doran Jr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Hilary Doran. |
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Kolkhorst |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 10, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |