R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Sidney Naishtat is a long-standing member of the
1-2 legal profession with over six decades as a practicing attorney,
1-3 lending credence to the theory that practice does indeed make
1-4 perfect; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Naishtat was born January 1, 1910, in New York
1-6 City, and grew up in "The Bronx"; in spite of that serious
1-7 handicap, he excelled academically, earning degrees from St. John's
1-8 University and St. John's Law School and attaining his license to
1-9 practice law in 1937; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Possessed of an outstanding legal mind and shrewd
1-11 business acumen, Mr. Naishtat focused his practice on wills and
1-12 estate law, ensuring himself of a thriving business in the Big
1-13 Apple, and yet he still found time to be a doting parent to his
1-14 three sons, Elliott, Sandy, and Robert; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Always the concerned father, Sidney Naishtat has
1-16 intervened on behalf of his son Elliott on many an occasion when he
1-17 has "attempted to practice law," and the elder Mr. Naishtat has
1-18 long lobbied his son to return to New York to join him in business,
1-19 even going so far as to have a plaque designed that says "Naishtat
1-20 and Father, Attorneys-at-Law"; thus far, however, the younger
1-21 Naishtat has resisted his father's wishes as such a move would not
1-22 only require him to depart the great State of Texas but would also
1-23 find him living in perhaps the only city in the United States with
1-24 worse traffic problems than Austin; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Since his son's election to public office in 1990,
2-2 Sidney Naishtat has often threatened to move to Texas and take
2-3 Elliott under his seasoned professional wing, and Texans would no
2-4 doubt welcome the representative's learned father with open arms,
2-5 provided he leave his Yankee ways behind and be willing to git down
2-6 to bidness and learn to talk "Texan"; now, therefore, be it
2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-8 Legislature hereby officially recognize Sidney Naishtat as an
2-9 Honorary Texas Lawyer with the understanding that, while this
2-10 measure does not actually give him license to practice law in the
2-11 Lone Star State, it is certain to make him the envy of his friends
2-12 and acquaintances in New York City; and, be it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14 prepared for Sidney Naishtat as an expression of high regard by the
2-15 Texas House of Representatives.
Hill
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. 1270 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House