H.R. No. 28 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Adlai Travis Mast, Jr., of Nacogdoches, died on 
December 4, 2002, at the age of 81, and his passing has deeply 
saddened his family and many friends throughout the community; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Mast was born on January 14, 1921, in 
Nacogdoches; he acquired his early education from local schools, 
Riverside Military Academy in Georgia and Florida, and Episcopal 
High School in Alexandria, Virginia; he then studied at Stephen F. 
Austin State University and The University of Texas at Austin, 
where he belonged to the Sigma Nu fraternity, and he also served as 
a pilot with the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army 
Air Corps; and
	WHEREAS, A rancher in Texas and New Mexico, Mr. Mast 
contributed his time and energy to a wide spectrum of professional 
entities; he was president of the Fredonia Hotel and Convention 
Center Corporation, Piney Woods Architectural Preservation, Inc., 
the Nacogdoches Farm and Ranch Association, and the Nacogdoches 
Horse Show Association, and served as director of Regions-Stone 
Fort Bank and Trawick Royalty Owners; and
	WHEREAS,  Mr. Mast, a fourth-generation East Texan, showed a 
deep commitment to his hometown through his dedication to 
preserving historic Nacogdoches; his efforts resulted in the 
restoration of the Cotton Exchange Building, the Mayer-Schmidt 
Building, and the Jones House on Church Street; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan also faithfully supported 
Stephen F. Austin State University; he was a member of the advisory 
board for the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center and established 
the SFA Mast Arboretum; and
	WHEREAS, Numerous young people benefited from his guidance  
as a Boy Scout troop leader and from his experienced leadership as a 
member of the board of trustees of St. Stephen's Episcopal School in 
Austin; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Mast was a devout congregant of Christ Episcopal 
Church; he served as a vestryman and Sunday school teacher and led 
initiatives to create an addition to the church building and to 
install a pipe organ; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of his valuable contributions to his 
community, Mr. Mast was honored as Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce 
Citizen of the Year and was named one of the four most influential 
people in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, Mr. Mast lived his 
life motivated by a sense of responsibility to his family, church, 
and community; he made a positive difference in the lives of his 
fellow citizens, and his absence is widely mourned; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Adlai Travis Mast, 
Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to 
his wife, Patricia Roberdeau Mast; to his children and their 
spouses, Travis and Lupe Mast III, Tricia and Kenn George, and John 
and Karen Mast; to his grandchildren, Sidney, Helen, Adlai, 
Margaret, Kenneth, Patrick, Clement, Elizabeth, Horace, and 
Joseph; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Adlai 
Travis Mast, Jr.

                                                                       Christian



       

       

       
Craddick

       Giddings

       Merritt

       
Allen

       Goodman

       Miller

       
Alonzo

       Goolsby

       Moreno of Harris

       
Bailey

       Griggs

       Moreno of El Paso

       
Baxter

       Grusendorf

       Morrison

       
Berman

       Guillen

       Mowery

       
Bohac

       Gutierrez

       Naishtat

       
Bonnen

       Haggerty

       Nixon

       
Branch

       Hamilton

       Noriega

       
Brown of Kaufman

       Hamric

       Oliveira

       
Brown of Brazos

       Hardcastle

       Olivo

       
Burnam

       Harper-Brown

       Paxton

       
Callegari

       Hartnett

       Pena

       
Campbell

       Heflin

       Phillips

       
Canales

       Hegar

       Pickett

       
Capelo

       Hilderbran

       Pitts

       
Casteel

       Hill

       Puente

       
Castro

       Hochberg

       Quintanilla

       
Chavez

       Hodge

       Rangel

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Raymond

       
Christian

       Hope

       Reyna

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Riddle

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Ritter

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rodriguez

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Rose

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Seaman

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Smithee

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solis

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Solomons

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Stick

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Swinford

       
Driver

       King

       Talton

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Taylor

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Telford

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Thompson

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Truitt

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Turner

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Uresti

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Van Arsdale

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       Villarreal

       
Farabee

       Madden

       West

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wilson

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wise

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wohlgemuth

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wolens

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Wong

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Woolley

       
Geren

       Mercer

       Zedler

       


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 28 was unanimously adopted by a rising 
vote of the House on March 3, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House