H.R. No. 312



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Joe L. Price, Trinity County district attorney, was 
an outstanding Texan and devoted public servant whose untimely 
passing on February 21, 2003, at the age of 58, has brought great 
sorrow to his family, friends, colleagues, and community; and
	WHEREAS, Born August 21, 1944, Mr. Price proudly served, 
unopposed, as the elected district attorney of the 258th Judicial 
District since 1977; a 1962 graduate of Trinity High School, he 
earned degrees from Sam Houston State University in 1966 and Baylor 
University Law School in 1969; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Price fought tirelessly to attain justice for 
victims of crime and their families during his 26-year tenure as the 
district attorney in Groveton; one of the Lone Star State's 
longest-sitting district attorneys, he embraced the life of a 
public servant and relentlessly pursued his goal of swift and fair 
legal action in behalf of the citizens of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, In the thousands of criminal prosecutions brought by 
Mr. Price, he never lost sight of the fact that at the root of every 
crime is a victim whose life has been permanently changed, and at 
the heart of those heinous crimes involving loss of life is a family 
who will never again be able to tell the victim how much that person 
is loved; his compassionate work with families left behind, 
including the loved ones of capital murder victim Pamela Mosely 
Carpenter, serves as a blueprint and an inspiration for all 
prosecutors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Price was an invaluable colleague and member of 
the Texas District and County Attorneys Association Board of 
Directors, as well as a board member of the Kalin House Child 
Advocacy Center and the Trinity scholarship fund, and he was an 
active supporter of the Trinity County Fair and the young people of 
Trinity County; in addition, Mr. Price generously shared his 
extensive knowledge of criminal law and prosecution with his fellow 
prosecutors and with college students; and
	WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Joe Price will 
long miss his presence, and his remarkable contributions to 
criminal justice and the rights of crime victims in this state will 
not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Trinity 
County district attorney Joe L. Price and extend sincere sympathy 
to the members of his family and to his loyal staff: to his parents, 
Dean and Johnnie Price; to his daughters and son-in-law, Aenea 
Marburger and Jo Lin and Lance Brownlee; to his grandchildren, 
Price Brownlee and Marshall and Jenna Marburger; to his sister and 
brother-in-law, Judy and Bill Burton; to his nieces, Julie and 
Ceslie; to his assistant, Deana Bell; to his investigator, Ron 
Dunnahoe; 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 Joe L. 
Price.

                                                                      McReynolds


       
       
       
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. 312 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House