S.C.R. No. 100 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, On June 6, 1993, the citizens of Taylor will 1-2 commemorate the 100th birthday of one of the city's most 1-3 illustrious native sons, Governor Dan Moody; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The son of Nancy Elizabeth Robertson and Judge 1-5 Daniel Moody, Dan Moody showed unusual promise and talent even as a 1-6 young boy; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Hardworking and determined to succeed in all he 1-8 undertook, Dan Moody worked in the family dairy every morning 1-9 before school; at the age of 12, he held a job in a downtown Taylor 1-10 coffee roasting plant; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Dan Moody graduated from The University of Texas 1-12 School of Law in 1914 at the age of 21; and 1-13 WHEREAS, To this day, Dan Moody is the youngest person to 1-14 hold the offices of Williamson County Attorney, District Attorney, 1-15 and Texas Attorney General; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Noted for his courage and integrity, Dan Moody 1-17 successfully prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan while District Attorney, 1-18 and as Attorney General he recovered $600,000 in funds mismanaged 1-19 by the administration of Ma Ferguson; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The youngest governor that Texas has ever had, Dan 1-21 Moody was 33 when he was elected; during his campaign he married 1-22 Mildred Paxton of Abilene; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Governor Moody served two terms; he cleaned up the 2-1 deplorable condition into which state government had fallen and 2-2 then entered law practice in Austin where he lived until his death 2-3 in 1966; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The family home in Taylor has been turned into the 2-5 Moody Museum; its downstairs is a living museum which depicts the 2-6 lifestyle of the Moody family at the turn of the century; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The Moody Museum obtained a historical marker for 2-8 the home in 1968, largely due to the efforts of Mrs. John 2-9 Cornforth; the exterior restoration was completed and dedicated in 2-10 December of 1986; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 2-12 hereby recognize the 100th birthday of Governor Dan Moody and join 2-13 with the citizens of Taylor in declaring June 6, 1993, as Governor 2-14 Dan Moody Day; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 2-16 citizens of Taylor, Texas, as a memento of this special day.