HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The retirement of the Honorable Scott Bailey as
 1-2     Eastland County judge brought to a close the remarkable career of
 1-3     one of our state's most accomplished public servants, and his
 1-4     distinguished service is truly worthy of special praise and
 1-5     recognition; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, A native of Cisco, Judge Bailey attended Cisco High
 1-7     School and Cisco Junior College before earning a bachelor's degree
 1-8     from North Texas State University; after serving with the United
 1-9     States Army in the Korean War, he went on to attend The University
1-10     of Texas School of Law and later became a licensed attorney; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Teaching government and history inspired him to run
1-12     for the state legislature, and after successfully achieving his
1-13     goal, he represented Eastland, Callahan, and Shackelford counties
1-14     in the Texas House of Representatives; as a member of the house of
1-15     representatives he held several major committee assignments and was
1-16     the author and sponsor of legislation of statewide importance; and
1-17           WHEREAS, During his 36 years on the bench, Judge Bailey
1-18     presided over the commissioners court and the county court for
1-19     criminal matters and also served as judge of the probate court; his
1-20     retirement ends the longest-running tenure of a county judge in
1-21     Texas, and his legacy of dedication and excellence will not soon be
1-22     forgotten; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Throughout the years, this devoted family man has
1-24     drawn support from his wife, the former Mary Nicholas, whom he
 2-1     married at First Baptist Church in Carbon in May 1965; their
 2-2     lengthy union has been blessed with two children: John, a licensed
 2-3     attorney, and Melissa, a registered nurse; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, Judge Bailey has distinguished himself as a public
 2-5     servant of ability and integrity, and it is indeed appropriate at
 2-6     this time to honor him and recognize  his many contributions to his
 2-7     fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-9     hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Scott Bailey for his many years
2-10     of outstanding public service and extend to him warmest best wishes
2-11     for continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be
2-12     it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14     prepared for Judge Bailey as an expression of highest regard by the
2-15     Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
                                                                      Keffer
         Laney                   Glaze                    Moreno of El Paso
         Alexander               Goodman                  Morrison
         Allen                   Goolsby                  Mowery
         Alvarado                Gray                     Naishtat
         Averitt                 Green                    Najera
         Bailey                  Greenberg                Nixon
         Berman                  Grusendorf               Noriega
         Bonnen                  Gutierrez                Oliveira
         Bosse                   Haggerty                 Olivo
         Brimer                  Hamric                   Palmer
         Brown of Kaufman        Hardcastle               Pickett
         Brown of Brazos         Hartnett                 Pitts
         Burnam                  Hawley                   Puente
         Capelo                  Heflin                   Ramsay
         Carter                  Hilbert                  Rangel
         Chavez                  Hilderbran               Reyna of Bexar
         Chisum                  Hill                     Reyna of Dallas
         Christian               Hinojosa                 Ritter
         Clark                   Hochberg                 Sadler
         Coleman                 Hodge                    Salinas
         Cook                    Homer                    Seaman
         Corte                   Hope                     Shields
         Counts                  Howard                   Siebert
         Crabb                   Hunter                   Smith
         Craddick                Hupp                     Smithee
         Crownover               Isett                    Solis of Cameron
         Cuellar                 Janek                    Solis of Bexar
         Culberson               Jones of Brazos          Solomons
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Staples
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Dallas          Swinford
         Davis of Dallas         Junell                   Talton
         Delisi                  Keel                     Telford
         Denny                   Keffer                   Thompson
         Deshotel                King of Parker           Tillery
         Driver                  King of Uvalde           Truitt
         Dukes                   Krusee                   Turner of Coleman
         Dunnam                  Kuempel                  Turner of Harris
         Dutton                  Lengefeld                Uher
         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Van de Putte
         Eiland                  Longoria                 Walker
         Elkins                  Luna                     West
         Ellis                   McCall                   Williams
         Farabee                 McClendon                Wilson
         Farrar                  McReynolds               Wise
         Flores                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         Gallego                 Marchant                 Wolens
         Garcia                  Maxey                    Woolley
         George                  Merritt                  Yarbrough
         Giddings                Moreno of Harris         Zbranek
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 29 was adopted by the House on
         March 2, 1999, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 29 was adopted by the Senate on
         March 2, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  _____________________
                            Date
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                          Governor