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 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
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 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.
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4-14                                          Secretary of the Senate
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4-16                                           Member, Texas Senate