78S10283 MMS-D

By:  Craddick                                                     H.R. No. 27 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed citizen with the 
passing of the Honorable E. Carlyle Smith, Jr., of Grand Prairie on 
June 29, 2003, at the age of 64; and
	WHEREAS, A successful architect who also devoted enormous 
time and energy to public service, Mr. Smith was born in Corpus 
Christi on March 12, 1939, and raised in Grand Prairie; he graduated 
from Grand Prairie High School in 1957 after serving as president of 
the student council and winning acclaim in several sports, 
including all-state honors in basketball; and
	WHEREAS, He continued to excel at Texas Tech University, from 
which he graduated in 1962 with bachelor's degrees in architecture 
and civil engineering; during his years on campus he served as 
president of the student body and of Sigma Chi Fraternity, lettered 
in basketball, was a member of the Saddle Tramps, and was inducted 
into several honorary academic societies; and
	WHEREAS, After completing college, Mr. Smith returned to 
Grand Prairie and joined the architectural firm of Smith and 
Warder, Architects and Engineers, which had been cofounded by his 
father in 1947; the first suburban architectural team in Dallas 
County, the company did work not only in Texas but also in Oklahoma 
and North and South Carolina; when the business closed at the time 
of Mr. Smith's retirement in 2002, it was one of the oldest 
continually operating architectural firms in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Smith became active in the Democratic Party in 
the early 1960s and served from 1976 to 1987 in the Texas House of 
Representatives; during his tenure in the legislature he served as 
vice chairman of the insurance, human services, and environmental 
affairs committees and was a member of the appropriations 
committee, as well as the Governor's Task Force on Social Services; 
and
	WHEREAS, Imbued with a deep sense of civic responsibility, he 
gave unstintingly of his time and energies to a wide array of 
community organizations; chairman of the Parkland Hospital 
Foundation and vice chairman of the Parkland Hospital Board of 
Managers, he also chaired the Dallas County Open Space Board and 
served as vice chairman of the Dallas County Grand Jury; and
	WHEREAS, In addition, he held leadership positions in the 
Community Concerts Association, YMCA, Circle 1.0 Council of the Boy 
Scouts of America, boys' baseball, Grand Prairie Rotary Club, and 
Grand Prairie Jaycees; he served as director and chairman of the 
audit committee of Midway National Bank and rendered further 
service to Texas Tech as chairman of both its Civil Engineering 
Advisory Council and Civil Engineering Academy; and
	WHEREAS, A host of accolades attest to the high regard in 
which this outstanding Texan was held; Texas Tech conferred on him 
its Distinguished Engineer Award and inducted him into its Civil 
Engineering Academy; other tributes included awards from Lions 
International, the Order of DeMolay, the Grand Prairie High School 
Alumni Association, and the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, 
Rotary Club, and Jaycees; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Smith achieved the rank of 33rd Degree Scottish 
Rite Mason and took an active part in the masonic fellowship; the 
congregation of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church knew him as a 
faithful parishioner, whose service to the church included several 
terms as a vestryman and as senior warden; and
	WHEREAS, The bright promise of this gentleman's youth was 
richly fulfilled through his remarkable professional and civic 
endeavors, and the blessing of his life will be forever treasured by 
all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay special tribute to the 
life of E. Carlyle Smith, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the 
members of his family:  to his wife of 41 years, Ouida Daugherty 
Smith; to his brothers and sister-in-law, Stan Smith and Steve and 
Alice Smith; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family, and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of E. Carlyle 
Smith, Jr.