1-1     By:  Wilson (Senate Sponsor - Brown)                  H.C.R. No. 11

 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House March 26, 1997;

 1-3     April 2, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on

 1-4     Administration; April 25, 1997, reported favorably by the following

 1-5     vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 25, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-7           WHEREAS, The citizens of Fort Bend County suffered a great

 1-8     loss with the tragic passing of Assistant District Attorney Gil

 1-9     Epstein on September 19, 1996, at the age of 27; and

1-10           WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Houston, this fine

1-11     young man completed a six-month internship with the Fort Bend

1-12     County District Attorney's Office, during which time he so

1-13     impressed his colleagues with his professionalism, intelligence,

1-14     and genuine belief in the judicial system that he was offered a

1-15     permanent position with the department in May 1995; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Regarded by all who knew him as a tough but just

1-17     prosecutor, Mr. Epstein was also an outstanding person who faced a

1-18     future bright with promise as he strived to make his community a

1-19     safer place in which to live, work, and raise a family; and

1-20           WHEREAS, It is within the purview of the governor of the

1-21     State of Texas to order the state flag to be flown at half-staff

1-22     following a person's death as a mark of respect to that

1-23     individual's memory (Article 6139c, Revised Statutes); Gil Epstein

1-24     embodied those qualities that all Texans desire in a public servant

1-25     and it is appropriate that tribute be paid to Mr. Epstein in a

1-26     manner befitting his stature and sterling character; now,

1-27     therefore, be it

1-28           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-29     hereby request the governor of the State of Texas to order the

1-30     state flag to be flown at half-staff to honor the life and many

1-31     good works of Fort Bend County Assistant District Attorney Gil

1-32     Epstein; and, be it further

1-33           RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an

1-34     official copy of this resolution to the governor of the State of

1-35     Texas.

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