R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The citizens of Austin lost a valued friend and
 1-2     esteemed businessman with the death of Ralph Murray Shaw, Jr., on
 1-3     February 16, 2001, at the age of 69; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born on October 27, 1931, in Texarkana, Arkansas, he
 1-5     earned a bachelor of science degree in history and government and a
 1-6     master of education degree in administration from Stephen F. Austin
 1-7     State University (SFA), where he was a standout basketball player;
 1-8     he later served as president of the SFA Alumni and Letterman's
 1-9     associations, and in 1986, he was named to the Letterman's
1-10     Association Hall of Fame; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was appointed to the SFA Board of Regents
1-12     in 1993 and served until 1999, the last two years as chairman; a
1-13     proud alumnus, he mentored numerous students and established the
1-14     Murray Shaw Lumberjack/Ladyjack Scholar Athlete Award in 1993 and
1-15     the Joe Shaw Memorial Scholarship for Communication Majors in
1-16     memory of his son in 1995, and he endowed an academic scholarship
1-17     for Lumberjack basketball in July 1998; and
1-18           WHEREAS, After his college graduation, he moved to Tivoli and
1-19     joined the staff of Austwell-Tivoli High School, where he was a
1-20     history and civics teacher and basketball coach for six years
1-21     before moving to Austin in 1961 and working at the Texas Education
1-22     Agency; he retired from Tracor, Inc., in 1997, after a
1-23     distinguished 30-year association that included 16 years as
1-24     corporate vice president for human resources; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, A member of the Austin Community College Board of
 2-2     Regents from 1988 to 1993, Mr. Shaw garnered many awards during his
 2-3     lifetime, including a City of Austin Distinguished Service Award in
 2-4     1981, a Mayor's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped
 2-5     Employer of the Year award in 1981, and an International
 2-6     Association of Official Human Rights Agencies Business Industry
 2-7     Award in 1988; more recently, the reception room at the William R.
 2-8     Johnson Coliseum at SFA was named the Murray Shaw Championship Room
 2-9     in his honor in recognition of his extensive work in behalf of the
2-10     university; and
2-11           WHEREAS, Ralph Murray Shaw, Jr., exemplified the highest
2-12     standards in his personal and professional life, and his sense of
2-13     humor and genuine interest in helping others will long be missed by
2-14     all who knew and admired him; now, therefore, be it
2-15           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-16     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ralph Murray Shaw,
2-17     Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to
2-18     his wife, Diane; to his son, Bob, and his wife, Rene; to his son,
2-19     Bill; to his daughter, Amy; to his grandchildren, Alyssa and
2-20     Reagan; to his sisters, Elaine, Virginia, Wilba, and Mary Francis
2-21     and her husband, Ken; and to his other relatives and many friends;
2-22     and, be it further
2-23           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-24     prepared for the members of his family and when the Texas House of
2-25     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ralph
2-26     Murray Shaw, Jr.
                                                                   Christian
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1306 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on May 28, 2001.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House