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78S30840 KMP-D

By:  Gattis                                                       H.R. No. 303



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For more than half a century, William and Katherine 
Carssow have devoted their time, talent, and resources toward the 
betterment of their community and state; and
	WHEREAS, William Benton Carssow, Sr., a 1929 graduate of the 
Cumberland School of Law, was elected to the Texas House of 
Representatives in 1936; as a legislator he helped to pass the bill 
that created a unified State Bar of Texas, and he became the 
organization's first executive director; retiring as a captain from 
the U.S. Army Air Corps after World War II, he established a 
successful law practice on his return to civilian life and also 
continued to pursue a prominent role in public affairs, serving as a 
member of the Cedar Park Library Foundation Board, the Brushy Creek 
WCID, and many other civic and charitable associations, including 
the Presbyterian Church; and
	WHEREAS, Katherine Patton Carssow is a native of Virginia who 
graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1940; she and Mr. Carssow were 
married in 1943, and in the 1950s, she returned to school to become 
a teacher and later a school counselor with the Austin Independent 
School District; she retired from Lanier High School in 1978 and has 
volunteered for organizations that include Meals on Wheels, 
Northwest Austin Care Givers, the Lutheran Nursing Home, and the 
Presbyterian Church; and
	WHEREAS, The Carssows' generosity and enthusiasm for 
community service continue to inspire not only their four children, 
Tim, Jim, Lynn, and Ben, but also all who have been privileged to be 
part of their lives, and it is appropriate to take this opportunity 
to honor them; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Katherine Patton 
Carssow and the Honorable William Benton Carssow, Sr., on their 
commitment to public service and extend to them best wishes for 
continued success and happiness in all their endeavors; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Carssow as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.