R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The family and friends of David Aaron Kaufman of San
 1-2     Antonio suffered a great loss when this esteemed attorney passed
 1-3     away on March 25, 2001, at the age of 48; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born November 12, 1952, Mr. Kaufman graduated from
 1-5     Emory University, where he was president of his fraternity, Phi
 1-6     Gamma Delta, and earned his law degree from Emory University Law
 1-7     School; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, After law school, Mr. Kaufman worked for Coastal
 1-9     States Gas Corporation until joining Valero Energy Corporation,
1-10     where he practiced energy regulatory law before moving to New York
1-11     in 1985; in 1990, Mr. Kaufman returned to Valero and worked as
1-12     senior attorney for seven years, after which he was employed by
1-13     PG&E Gas Transmission Texas until 2000, when he became senior
1-14     counsel attorney for El Paso Corporation; and
1-15           WHEREAS, A skilled lawyer with knowledge in both law and
1-16     business, Mr. Kaufman was admitted to the Texas, New York, and
1-17     Georgia state bars, and he was a member of the Texas State Bar
1-18     Association and San Antonio Bar Association; moreover, he served as
1-19     representative for the Association of Texas Intrastate Pipeline;
1-20     and
1-21           WHEREAS, A devoted husband and loving father, Mr. Kaufman
1-22     will long be remembered for his professional and personal success,
1-23     and his memory will undoubtedly live on in the hearts of the many
1-24     people whose lives he deeply touched; now, therefore, be it
 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-2     Legislature pay tribute to the life of David Aaron Kaufman and
 2-3     extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his wife,
 2-4     Susan; to his sons, David Brooks and Emmet Harrison; to his
 2-5     parents, Dr. Ira and Dawn Kaufman; to his twin brother Charles, and
 2-6     his wife, Jan; to his brother Jonathan, and his wife, Alison; to
 2-7     his brother Thomas, and his wife, Gina; to his brother Justin; and
 2-8     to his nieces, nephews, and other relatives and many friends; and,
 2-9     be it further
2-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-12     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-13     David Aaron Kaufman.
                                                                      Uresti
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 729 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on May 5, 2001.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House