H.R. No. 604
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable William Everett Hart
    1-2  has brought a great loss to the many friends and relatives of this
    1-3  distinguished Texas jurist; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The son of noted Henderson County pioneers Edwin and
    1-5  Alvis Gentry Hart, Judge Hart was born March 26, 1929, in Athens,
    1-6  Texas; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, He received his undergraduate and law degrees from
    1-8  The University of Texas and drew upon his extensive legal skills to
    1-9  serve as a member of the United States Army's Judge Advocate
   1-10  Division; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, This public-spirited Texan later ran for and was
   1-12  elected judge of Henderson County, where he served his fellow
   1-13  citizens with integrity and distinction from 1958 until 1962; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, An accomplished counselor as well, he further served
   1-15  his many friends and neighbors as county attorney before embarking
   1-16  on a successful career in private practice; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his chosen profession, Judge
   1-18  Hart offered wise and thoughtful guidance as an esteemed  member of
   1-19  the Henderson County Bar Association; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, He was well regarded in political circles for his
   1-21  exemplary service to the Democratic Party and capably represented
   1-22  the State of Texas as a delegate to the party's national convention
   1-23  in 1964; he had many fond memories of serving at that convention,
   1-24  which nominated a fellow Texan, Lyndon B. Johnson, as the party's
    2-1  candidate for president of the United States; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Throughout his many endeavors, he was nourished by a
    2-3  deep and abiding religious faith that he expressed as a devout
    2-4  member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church, where he also was a member
    2-5  of the vestry; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Judge Hart was a man of great energy and enthusiasm
    2-7  who devoted much of his life to serving the needs of his community;
    2-8  though his special presence will be deeply missed by all who knew
    2-9  him, his unique spirit will surely live on in the hearts and minds
   2-10  of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
   2-11        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-12  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Judge William Everett
   2-13  Hart and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
   2-14  his beloved wife of 36 years, Barbara "Bari" Baker Hart; to his
   2-15  sons and daughter-in-law, Edwin Baker Hart and Lindsay Judson and
   2-16  Theresa Bacho Hart; to his daughter and son-in-law, Heather Hart
   2-17  and Oscar A. Wilkerson IV; to his sisters and brothers-in-law,
   2-18  Bettye Glyn and J. D. Padgett and Edwina and Richard Rosson; and to
   2-19  the many other friends and relatives of this distinguished
   2-20  gentleman; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-22  prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
   2-23  House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-24  Judge William Everett Hart.