H.R. No. 152
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives wishes to join
1-2 with the family, friends, colleagues, and many admirers of United
1-3 States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in grieving the
1-4 passing of this legendary jurist and civil rights leader on January
1-5 24, 1993, at the age of 84; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Born July 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, he earned
1-7 his undergraduate education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
1-8 and continued his education at Howard University Law School,
1-9 graduating first in his class in 1933; and
1-10 WHEREAS, By the time President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed
1-11 Justice Marshall to succeed Justice Tom C. Clark on the Supreme
1-12 Court in 1967, Justice Marshall had already had a remarkable
1-13 career; and
1-14 WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Justice Marshall served
1-15 as the director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
1-16 Fund, Inc., which he created in the 1930s; it was during this time
1-17 that he first became a tireless force in the civil rights movement,
1-18 crafting the strategy that would require the courts to provide a
1-19 definition of equality that would assure African-Americans the full
1-20 rights of citizenship; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Displaying the keen intellect and insightful grasp
1-22 of legal issues that would become the hallmarks of his career, he
1-23 argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29 of them; and
1-24 WHEREAS, One of these cases, Smith v. Allwright, which
2-1 Justice Marshall argued before the court in 1944, resulted in the
2-2 court's striking down Texas' all-white primary system; in another,
2-3 Sweatt v. Painter, The University of Texas School of Law was
2-4 ordered to drop all racial restrictions on enrollment as a result
2-5 of his enormous talent and determination as an attorney; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Perhaps Justice Marshall's greatest legal victory
2-7 came in 1954 with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of
2-8 Education, which put an end to the "separate but equal" system of
2-9 racial segregation that was then in effect in the public schools of
2-10 21 states; and
2-11 WHEREAS, In 1961, he was named to the 2nd United States
2-12 Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City by President John F.
2-13 Kennedy, and, during the four years he served as a federal appeals
2-14 court judge, Justice Marshall rendered 112 opinions, none of which
2-15 was ever overturned on appeal; in fact, several of his dissenting
2-16 opinions later became majority opinions of the Supreme Court; and
2-17 WHEREAS, The country's first African-American solicitor
2-18 general, from 1965 to 1967, he played a pivotal role in advancing
2-19 the Johnson administration's civil and constitutional rights
2-20 agenda; and
2-21 WHEREAS, During his nearly quarter-century of service on the
2-22 nation's highest bench, Justice Marshall remained a staunch
2-23 defender of individual rights, always serving as a strong advocate
2-24 in behalf of minorities and the underprivileged; and
2-25 WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood
2-26 Marshall demonstrated unfailing wisdom, courage, and dedication to
2-27 that which he knew to be right; his deep commitment to creating an
3-1 environment that would ensure the dignity and basic rights of all
3-2 citizens has profoundly influenced the very fabric of this nation,
3-3 and the unique spirit of this visionary leader will surely live on
3-4 in the lasting legacy of accomplishments he leaves behind; now,
3-5 therefore, be it
3-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-7 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Supreme Court Justice
3-8 Thurgood Marshall and extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Cecilia,
3-9 to his sons, John Marshall and Thurgood Marshall, Jr., and to the
3-10 many other relatives and friends of this legendary jurist; and, be
3-11 it further
3-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-13 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-14 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-15 United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
3-16 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-17 United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
3-18 Jones of Dallas
3-19 H.R. No. 152
3-20 Laney Gallegos Munoz
3-21 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
3-22 Allen Glaze Nieto
3-23 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
3-24 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
3-25 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
3-26 Bailey Gray Park
3-27 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
4-1 Black Grusendorf Patterson
4-2 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
4-3 Bomer Haggerty Place
4-4 Bosse Hamric Price
4-5 Brady Harris Puente
4-6 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
4-7 Cain Heflin Ramsay
4-8 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
4-9 Carona Hightower Raymond
4-10 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
4-11 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
4-12 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-13 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-14 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-15 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-16 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-17 Cook Hudson Shields
4-18 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-19 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-20 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-21 Craddick James Smithee
4-22 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-23 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-24 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-25 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-26 Davila Kamel Talton
4-27 Davis Krusee Telford
5-1 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
5-2 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
5-3 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
5-4 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
5-5 Denton Longoria Uher
5-6 Driver McCall Van de Putte
5-7 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
5-8 Dutton McDonald West
5-9 Earley Madden Williamson
5-10 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-11 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-12 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-13 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-14 Flores Moreno Yost
5-15 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-16 H.R. No. 152
5-17 _______________________________
5-18 Speaker of the House
5-19 I certify that H.R. No. 152 was unanimously adopted by a
5-20 rising vote of the House on February 2, 1993.
5-21 _______________________________
5-22 Chief Clerk of the House