HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of the Honorable Alex H. Short, Jr., on
1-2 March 10, 1996, at the age of 49, brought a great loss to the many
1-3 friends and relatives of this distinguished Austin resident and
1-4 former member of the Texas House of Representatives; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native Texan, he first won election to the house
1-6 in 1982; he was well regarded for his integrity, professionalism,
1-7 and dedication and went on to serve his fellow citizens in District
1-8 1 for two terms before completing his tenure in 1987; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Representative Short provided crucial leadership as
1-10 vice chairman of both the Public Health Committee and the House
1-11 Administration Committee, and he also served the people of our
1-12 state with diligence as a member of the State Affairs, Law
1-13 Enforcement, and Labor and Employment committees; and
1-14 WHEREAS, In addition to his career as a legislator, he will
1-15 also be remembered for his outstanding work in the private sector;
1-16 a former public school teacher, he embarked on a rewarding
1-17 association with Short Realtors, Inc., in 1973 and ran his family's
1-18 enterprise in Texarkana for several years before moving to Austin
1-19 in 1987; and
1-20 WHEREAS, After leaving public office, Representative Short
1-21 continued to work for the betterment of Texas as a legislative
1-22 consultant; the former director of governmental relations for the
1-23 Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, he later
1-24 joined the Texas Medical Association as director of both political
2-1 education and the TEXPAC, the association's political action
2-2 committee, and he served as coordinator of the 1988 "Clean Slate"
2-3 campaign for the Texas Supreme Court; and
2-4 WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman began his tenure with the
2-5 Texas Civil Justice League in 1991, and for the next five years, he
2-6 dedicated himself to building the organization's political action
2-7 committee into the largest, and what many consider to be the most
2-8 effective, state tort reform PAC in the country; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Alex Short was a man of great vision who dedicated
2-10 much of his life to the betterment of his community and state, and
2-11 as the first anniversary of his death approaches, it is indeed
2-12 fitting that we reflect on the many accomplishments he left behind;
2-13 now, therefore, be it
2-14 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-15 hereby honor the memory of former State Representative Alex H.
2-16 Short, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
2-17 family: to his beloved wife, Rebecca Ruth Dees Short; to his son,
2-18 Christopher Alex Short; to his mother, Bernice Marie Short; to his
2-19 sister, Jan Sneed; to his uncle and aunt, Roy and Janelle Tucker;
2-20 to his nephews, Larry Hermance and Kirk Sneed; and to the many
2-21 other friends and relatives of this eminent Texan; and, be it
2-22 further
3-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-2 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-3 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
3-4 memory of the Honorable Alex H. Short, Jr.
Telford
Stiles
Hightower
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. 87 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 20, 1997.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 87 was adopted by the Senate on May
2, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _______________________
Date
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Governor