1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 98 1-3 In Memory 1-4 of 1-5 W. Page Keeton 1-6 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens 1-7 of Austin and the entire State of Texas in mourning the loss of 1-8 one of the most admired and beloved legal educators of our time, 1-9 former University of Texas School of Law Dean W. Page Keeton, who 1-10 died on January 10, 1999, at the age of 89; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A man who left an indelible mark on 1-12 The University of Texas School of Law, Page Keeton was the dean 1-13 for 25 years; he was responsible for elevating the reputation of 1-14 his institution to the well-respected school it is today; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Born in East Texas in Clarksville, he grew up 1-16 in poverty and put himself through The University of Texas; he 1-17 earned combined bachelor's and law degrees in 1931; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In his first year torts class, he met a young 1-19 woman named Madge Stewart; they were married and the union 1-20 was a lifelong joy to both; their marriage was blessed 1-21 with a daughter, Carole Keeton Rylander, and a son, 1-22 Richard Page Keeton; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Dean Keeton joined the faculty of 1-24 The University of Texas School of Law in 1932 and remained 2-1 with the law school the majority of his life with a few 2-2 notable exceptions; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Taking a leave from 1935 to 1936 to earn an advanced 2-4 law degree from Harvard, Page Keeton again left the law school to 2-5 serve his country during World War II as chief counsel of the fuel 2-6 division in the Office of Price Administration as well as assistant 2-7 chief counsel of Petroleum Administration for War from 1942 to 2-8 1945; and 2-9 WHEREAS, At the end of World War II, Dean Keeton accepted a 2-10 job as dean of the University of Oklahoma, and he left Oklahoma to 2-11 become the dean of The University of Texas School of Law; he never 2-12 left The University of Texas after that; and 2-13 WHEREAS, As a dean, Page Keeton was unsurpassed in bringing 2-14 The University of Texas School of Law to its present stage of 2-15 excellence; and 2-16 WHEREAS, Through his determined insistence on quality, 2-17 his moral example as a teacher and scholar, and his famous 2-18 ability to persuade others to contribute their talent, time, 2-19 and money, Dean Keeton was willing to persevere against those 2-20 who would undermine his institution; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Known as the greatest dean The University of Texas 2-22 School of Law ever had, he had a well-deserved reputation for 2-23 always having his classes filled, and his students had great 2-24 affection and a strong attachment to him; and 2-25 WHEREAS, With personal qualities which endeared him to 2-26 thousands of students and alumni, Page Keeton was the type of 3-1 person from whom they could obtain emergency loans for enough 3-2 money for needed rent, a necessary book, or travel expenses; and 3-3 WHEREAS, During his tenure at the university, he was 3-4 president of the Association of American Law Schools in 1961, 3-5 was a member of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Labor-Management 3-6 Policy Committee from 1966 to 1968, was chairman of the State 3-7 of Texas Medical Professional Liability Study Commission from 3-8 1975 to 1977, was chairman of the Texas Ethics Advisory 3-9 Commission from 1983 to 1985, and was a consultant to the 3-10 Consumer Subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee 3-11 on Commerce, Science and Transportation in 1985; and 3-12 WHEREAS, The recipient of the Anti-Defamation League's 3-13 Torch of Liberty Award in 1988, he was an outspoken proponent 3-14 of civil rights; and 3-15 WHEREAS, The City of Austin paid homage to Dean Keeton in 3-16 1997 by changing the name of 26th Street, which goes by the law 3-17 school, to Dean Page Keeton Street; recently, a wing of the law 3-18 school was named in Dean Keeton's honor, thus assuring a lasting 3-19 memorial to the man whose impact on his beloved school was 3-20 incomparable; now, therefore, be it 3-21 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-22 76th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 3-23 members of his family: his wife, Madge Stewart Keeton; his 3-24 son, Richard Page Keeton; his daughter, Carole Keeton Rylander; 3-25 his sister, Willie R. Keeton Spencer; his brothers, United States 3-26 District Judge Robert E. Keeton and Morris T. Keeton; and his 4-1 seven grandchildren and four great-granddaughters; and, be it 4-2 further 4-3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 4-4 the loved ones of Dean W. Page Keeton as an expression of deepest 4-5 sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns 4-6 this day, it do so in memory of W. Page Keeton. 4-7 Barrientos 4-8 ______________________________________ 4-9 President of the Senate 4-10 I hereby certify that the above 4-11 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 4-12 on January 27, 1999, by a rising vote. 4-13 ______________________________________ 4-14 Secretary of the Senate 4-15 ______________________________________ 4-16 Member, Texas Senate