R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Guy Harrison of Longview is the 2001-2002
1-2 president-elect of the State Bar of Texas; and
1-3 WHEREAS, A native of Longview, Mr. Harrison earned his
1-4 bachelor's and doctoral degrees at Southern Methodist University in
1-5 Dallas before embarking on a distinguished career in law; and
1-6 WHEREAS, For more than 37 years, Mr. Harrison has been
1-7 practicing law and has proven himself to be a leader in his
1-8 profession; he was elected to the State Bar Board of Directors in
1-9 1995 and served as chairman of the board in 1997-1998; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has worked on a State Bar grievance
1-11 panel and was accorded a State Bar Presidential Citation in 2000
1-12 for his work in reviewing and streamlining the committee structure
1-13 of the State Bar; he is also a life fellow of the Texas Bar
1-14 Foundation and has been on its board of trustees since 1998;
1-15 moreover, he is a charter member of the Gregg County Family Law
1-16 Council and was named the Outstanding Attorney by the Gregg County
1-17 Pro Bono Project in 1993; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Actively involved in the community, he has donated
1-19 his time and energies to many civic-oriented organizations and has
1-20 served as a board member, officer, and president of Crisman School
1-21 for Children with Learning Disabilities and as a board member of
1-22 the regional and national YMCA of the USA; Mr. Harrison is a
1-23 devoted family man, and he and his wife, Lucy, have two sons,
1-24 Parker and Worth, and two grandchildren; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has made significant and positive
2-2 contributions to the Lone Star State through his valuable legal and
2-3 community efforts; his impressive record of service has earned the
2-4 respect and admiration of many of his colleagues and peers, and he
2-5 is most deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby congratulate Guy Harrison, 2001-2002
2-8 president-elect of the State Bar of Texas, and extend to him
2-9 sincere best wishes for continued success and good fortune; and, be
2-10 it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for Mr. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the
2-13 Texas House of Representatives.
Merritt
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1091 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House