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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 825
 1-3                                  In Memory
 1-4                                     of
 1-5                          The Honorable Bob Bullock
 1-6                        The Honorable Wayne Connally
 1-7                        The Honorable William S. Fly
 1-8                       The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez
 1-9                       The Honorable D. Roy Harrington
1-10                         The Honorable Gregory Luna
1-11                        The Honorable Oscar H. Mauzy
1-12                          The Honorable Bill Moore
1-13                        The Honorable Frank Owen III
1-14                         The Honorable W. A. Shofner
1-15           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins
1-16     citizens throughout the state in mourning the death of
1-17     Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, and former Senate members
1-18     Wayne Connally, William S. Fly, Henry B. Gonzalez,
1-19     D. Roy Harrington, Gregory Luna, Oscar H. Mauzy, Bill Moore,
1-20     Frank Owen III, and W. A. Shofner; and
1-21           WHEREAS, A giant in Texas politics, Bob Bullock served the
1-22     State of Texas more than 40 years, and the acme of his political
 2-1     career would be the eight years of superlative service he rendered
 2-2     as lieutenant governor; Bob Bullock began his career in politics in
 2-3     1956 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he
 2-4     served in the 55th and 56th legislatures; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Following a distinguished term as comptroller
 2-6     of public accounts, Governor Bullock was sworn in as lieutenant
 2-7     governor in 1991, and during his years in office, he guided some
 2-8     of the most productive sessions in Texas legislative history,
 2-9     helping shape every major piece of legislation; he died
2-10     June 18, 1999; and
2-11           WHEREAS, A member of a famous Texas political family,
2-12     Wayne Connally worked as a rancher before winning election to the
2-13     Texas House of Representatives in 1964; he served in the 60th
2-14     through the 62nd legislatures as a senator and played a leading
2-15     role in establishing the first upper-level institution for higher
2-16     education in Laredo; he died December 20, 2000; and
2-17           WHEREAS, Senator William S. Fly ably represented the citizens
2-18     of Victoria first as a member of the Texas House of Representatives
2-19     during the 50th through the 52nd legislatures and then as a member
2-20     of the Texas Senate during the 54th, 55th, and 56th legislatures; he
2-21     remained an active leader in his community following his legislative
2-22     service; Senator Fly died April 26, 2000; and
2-23           WHEREAS, In 1957, Henry B. Gonzalez became the first
2-24     Mexican-American to serve in the Texas Senate, where he earned a
 3-1     reputation as a gentleman of unbending principle through his efforts
 3-2     to thwart segregationist legislation; and
 3-3           WHEREAS, He served during the 55th, 56th, and 57th legislative
 3-4     sessions before resigning his Senate seat to become a United States
 3-5     Representative and the first Mexican-American sent to Congress from
 3-6     Texas; Congressman Gonzalez enjoyed overwhelming support from his
 3-7     district and was elected to 18 successive terms before retiring from
 3-8     public service in 1997; he died November 28, 2000; and
 3-9           WHEREAS, A dedicated public servant, D. Roy Harrington spent
3-10     18 years as a member of the Texas Legislature; his political career
3-11     began in 1956, when he was elected a state representative for three
3-12     consecutive terms; Senator Harrington served in the 58th through the
3-13     64th legislatures and ably represented the needs of his southeast
3-14     Texas constituency; he died March 8, 2001; and
3-15           WHEREAS, Gregory Luna was known and loved for his gentle,
3-16     affable nature; beginning in 1985, he served four consecutive terms
3-17     in the Texas House of Representatives, which were followed by his
3-18     election in 1992 to the Texas Senate, where he served in the 73rd
3-19     through the 76th legislatures; and
3-20           WHEREAS, Senator Luna earned a reputation nonpareil as a
3-21     supporter of public education; in the Senate, he played a prominent
3-22     role in shaping legislation affecting school finance, Education Code
3-23     reform, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and school vouchers;
3-24     he died November 6, 1999; and
 4-1           WHEREAS, Former Supreme Court Justice and Texas legislator
 4-2     Oscar Holcombe Mauzy achieved renown through his staunch advocacy
 4-3     of democratic principles; elected senator in 1966, he served in the
 4-4     60th through the 69th legislatures, helping to advance equal rights
 4-5     for women, education reform, consumer protection, open government,
 4-6     and improvements in the civil justice system; and
 4-7           WHEREAS, Senator Mauzy won election to the Texas Supreme Court
 4-8     in 1986; his performance on the bench bolstered his reputation as a
 4-9     defender of democratic principles and established him as one of
4-10     Texas' most revered public servants; he died October 10, 2000; and
4-11           WHEREAS, Twenty years after his retirement from public
4-12     service, the name of Bill Moore, the Bull of the Brazos, still
4-13     resonates throughout the Capitol; Bill Moore was elected to the
4-14     Texas House of Representatives while attending The University of
4-15     Texas School of Law, and he served one term; and
4-16           WHEREAS, Elected senator in 1948, he served for three decades
4-17     as Texas Senator, from the 51st through the 66th legislatures;
4-18     during this time, his commitment to the growth of The Texas A&M
4-19     University System cannot be overstated, and he succeeded in
4-20     changing the university into a co-educational institution; the
4-21     former dean of the Senate died May 27, 1999; and
4-22           WHEREAS, A longtime leading political figure in the
4-23     State of Texas, Frank Owen III, served in the Texas House of
4-24     Representatives in the 52nd and 53rd legislatures; in 1954, he
 5-1     was elected to fill an unexpired term in the Texas Senate, where
 5-2     he served in the 53rd through the 58th legislatures; while in
 5-3     the Texas Legislature, Senator Owen was chairman of the Federal
 5-4     Relations Committee and the Oil and Gas Committee; he died
 5-5     February 20, 1999; and
 5-6           WHEREAS, Throughout a career in public service that began
 5-7     in 1939 and ended in 1971, W. A. Shofner devoted himself to his
 5-8     fellow Texans; he was elected to one term in the Texas House of
 5-9     Representatives for the 44th Legislature; in 1948, he was elected
5-10     to the Texas Senate and served as a member of the 51st and 52nd
5-11     legislatures; following his legislative career, Senator Shofner
5-12     joined the Texas Railroad Commission as a senior examiner in 1953
5-13     and retired in 1971; he died February 8, 1999; and
5-14           WHEREAS, Throughout Texas history, many citizens have served
5-15     their state with integrity and distinction as elected officials;
5-16     some are more well known than others, but all were united by their
5-17     desire to do their best for Texas; they worked hard and offered
5-18     personal sacrifices for the betterment of their fellow citizens,
5-19     and they will be remembered for their vision, their foresight, and
5-20     their abiding love of Texas; now, therefore, be it
5-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
5-22     77th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the families
5-23     of Bob Bullock, Wayne Connally, William S. Fly, Henry B. Gonzalez,
5-24     D. Roy Harrington, Gregory Luna, Oscar H. Mauzy, Bill Moore,
5-25     Frank Owen III, and W. A. Shofner; and, be it further
 6-1           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
 6-2     expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that when
 6-3     the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in honor of these exceptional
 6-4     men.
 6-5                                                    Cain
 6-6           Armbrister           Harris              Shapiro
 6-7           Barrientos           Haywood             Shapleigh
 6-8           Bernsen              Jackson             Sibley
 6-9           Bivins               Lindsay             Staples
6-10           Brown                Lucio               Truan
6-11           Carona               Madla               Van de Putte
6-12           Duncan               Moncrief            Wentworth
6-13           Ellis                Nelson              West
6-14           Fraser               Ogden               Whitmire
6-15           Gallegos                                 Zaffirini
6-16                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
6-17                                  ______________________________________
6-18                                         President of the Senate
6-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
6-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
6-21                                  on April 26, 2001, by a rising vote.
6-22                                  ______________________________________
6-23                                         Secretary of the Senate
6-24                                  ______________________________________
6-25                                           Member, Texas Senate