HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The citizens of Fort Bend County suffered a great
1-2 loss with the tragic passing of Assistant District Attorney Gil
1-3 Epstein on September 19, 1996, at the age of 27; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Houston, this fine
1-5 young man completed a six-month internship with the Fort Bend
1-6 County District Attorney's Office, during which time he so
1-7 impressed his colleagues with his professionalism, intelligence,
1-8 and genuine belief in the judicial system that he was offered a
1-9 permanent position with the department in May 1995; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Regarded by all who knew him as a tough but just
1-11 prosecutor, Mr. Epstein was also an outstanding person who faced a
1-12 future bright with promise as he strived to make his community a
1-13 safer place in which to live, work, and raise a family; and
1-14 WHEREAS, It is within the purview of the governor of the
1-15 State of Texas to order the state flag to be flown at half-staff
1-16 following a person's death as a mark of respect to that
1-17 individual's memory (Article 6139c, Revised Statutes); Gil Epstein
1-18 embodied those qualities that all Texans desire in a public servant
1-19 and it is appropriate that tribute be paid to Mr. Epstein in a
1-20 manner befitting his stature and sterling character; now,
1-21 therefore, be it
1-22 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-23 hereby request the governor of the State of Texas to order the
1-24 state flag to be flown at half-staff to honor the life and many
2-1 good works of Fort Bend County Assistant District Attorney Gil
2-2 Epstein; and, be it further
2-3 RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
2-4 official copy of this resolution to the governor of the State of
2-5 Texas.
Wilson
Danburg
Hochberg
Howard
Olivo
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 11 was adopted by the House on
March 25, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 11 was adopted by the Senate on May
5, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor