By Jones of Lubbock                                    H.R. No. 997
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The tragic death of Kenneth H. Bastian, Jr., on
 1-2     November 5, 1998, at the age of 49, has left a void in the lives of
 1-3     the family, friends, and colleagues of this esteemed gentleman; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A noted educator, Mr. Bastian was serving as
 1-5     president of the board of trustees of his high school alma mater,
 1-6     Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota, at the time of
 1-7     his passing; he relocated there in 1998 from Austin, where he was
 1-8     attending the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Mr. Bastian was the headmaster of Lubbock's All
1-10     Saints Episcopal School from 1987 to 1997, and during his
1-11     remarkable tenure, he helped elevate  the status of the school to
1-12     new levels, for it earned recognition as America's 319th Point of
1-13     Light for Community Service, was one of only 56 schools in the
1-14     nation cited for "Excellence in Drug Prevention" by the U.S.
1-15     Department of Education, and was further honored by that agency
1-16     when it was named a Blue Ribbon School; Mr. Bastian also
1-17     implemented a policy of fiscal responsibility at the school,
1-18     eliminating inherited debt and establishing a $400,000 faculty
1-19     endowment; and
1-20           WHEREAS, This talented individual served President George
1-21     Bush as a speechwriter and as a press secretary during his first
1-22     race for the presidency, and Mr. Bastian later served the Reagan
1-23     Administration as deputy director of the Peace Corps and organizer
1-24     of the Peace Corps' 20th anniversary and as deputy administrator of
 2-1     the 1983 economic summit of industrialized nations held in
 2-2     Williamsburg, Virginia; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Despite his active role in and around the political
 2-4     scene, Mr. Bastian's greatest passion outside of his family was
 2-5     teaching and mentoring his students, and his gift for that
 2-6     undertaking was apparent to all who knew him; his dedication to the
 2-7     well-being of his students earned him the respect and admiration of
 2-8     teachers and parents alike, while making him a favorite of his
 2-9     pupils; and
2-10           WHEREAS, His own educational background included a bachelor
2-11     of arts degree from Tulane University, which he attended on a
2-12     basketball scholarship, and a master's degree in education from the
2-13     University of North Carolina at Charlotte; he later earned a master
2-14     of public administration degree from Harvard University's John F.
2-15     Kennedy School of Government and pursued a doctorate in educational
2-16     administration at Texas Tech University; and
2-17           WHEREAS, Mr. Bastian combined his love of athletics, his
2-18     skills as a leader and administrator, and his penchant for politics
2-19     to serve as director of government relations for the 1984 Olympic
2-20     Games Organizing Committee; his success in that role led to his
2-21     appointment as executive board member and director of public
2-22     affairs, media, and government relations for the 1986 Goodwill
2-23     Games in Moscow and to the subsequent publication of his book
2-24     Moscow '86: The Goodwill Games; and
2-25           WHEREAS, Ken Bastian lived his life to the fullest, accepting
2-26     and conquering new challenges as they came and following his dreams
2-27     around the globe, and although he has been deeply missed, his
 3-1     spirit remains in the hearts and minds of the many people whose
 3-2     lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
 3-3           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 3-4     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kenneth H. Bastian,
 3-5     Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Lesley Strong
 3-6     Bastian; to his mother, Ann Bastian; to his brother, Ed Bastian; to
 3-7     his sister, Marianne Bastian; to his cousin, Ralph Bastian; and to
 3-8     the many other relatives and friends of this beloved gentleman;
 3-9     and, be it further
3-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-11     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
3-12     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
3-13     Kenneth H.  Bastian, Jr.