HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of former Texas Supreme Court Justice
1-2 Ross E. Doughty, Jr., of Uvalde on March 18, 2000, at the age of
1-3 89, brought a great loss to the many friends and relatives of this
1-4 esteemed gentleman; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Born on June 27, 1910, to Ross E. Doughty, Sr., and
1-6 Lillian Gertrude Norsworthy Doughty, he graduated from Uvalde High
1-7 School, attended Texas A&M University, and earned his law degree
1-8 from The University of Texas School of Law; he married the former
1-9 Mary Edna Anthon in 1938, and her steadfast love and support
1-10 contributed greatly to his subsequent success; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Judge Doughty was admitted to the Texas bar in 1935,
1-12 beginning a distinguished legal career that spanned half a century;
1-13 his service as Uvalde city judge was followed by his election to
1-14 five consecutive terms as Uvalde county attorney; voters in a
1-15 seven-county district next elected him to serve two terms as
1-16 district attorney of the 38th Judicial District; and
1-17 WHEREAS, In 1949, this respected jurist was appointed by
1-18 Governor Allan Shivers to the post of 38th Judicial District judge,
1-19 and he was reelected to that position seven times; Governor Dolph
1-20 Briscoe appointed him to the Supreme Court of Texas in 1975, a
1-21 position he held until retiring from the court in 1976; and
1-22 WHEREAS, "The Judge," as he was affectionately known, further
1-23 served the citizens of the Lone Star State as presiding judge of
1-24 the Sixth Administrative Judicial District of Texas and as an
2-1 appointed member of the Texas Judicial Committee; and
2-2 WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding contributions to
2-3 the state and his passion for history, this beloved Texan will be
2-4 honored with the Judge Ross E. Doughty, Jr., Local History Room at
2-5 the West Main Project in his hometown of Uvalde; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of
2-7 Judge Doughty will long miss his presence, and he will surely be
2-8 remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to
2-9 come; now, therefore, be it
2-10 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-11 hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Ross E. Doughty,
2-12 Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to his daughter, Frances "Francie"
2-13 Doughty, and to the other relatives and many friends of this fine
2-14 man; and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-17 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
2-18 memory of Judge Ross E. Doughty, Jr.
King of Uvalde
Hilderbran
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 6, 2001.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the Senate on May 21, 2001.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor