H.R. No. 669R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The passing of former State Representative Robert G. Bush III on May 14, 2002, at the age of 66, has brought a great loss to the community of Sherman as well as to the citizens of the Lone Star State, whom he so faithfully served during his decade-long tenure in the Texas House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. Bush received degrees from the University of Kansas and Southern Methodist University before embarking on a successful legal career in Sherman; this distinguished attorney was elected to the legislature of his adopted state in 1976 and quickly established himself as a leader of integrity, intelligence, and compassion; and WHEREAS, Representative Bush was appointed to three consecutive terms as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and was twice unanimously elected by his peers to serve as house majority leader; selected to serve as the first master of discovery in an election contest conducted by the Texas Legislature, Representative Bush was responsible for the passage of significant legislation as well, including a landmark measure modifying the Texas Natural Death Act, which enabled terminally ill patients to make oral directives regarding their desire to have life-sustaining procedures withheld; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bush was also committed to protecting our state's youngest citizens; honored in 1985 by the State Bar of Texas as one of the Ten Best Legislators from a Family Law Perspective, he helped found the Sherman Boys and Girls Club and served as chairman of the Grayson County Child Welfare Board; and WHEREAS, Widely respected in his profession, Mr. Bush served on numerous committees of the State Bar of Texas and held the post of associate director of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association; he shared his expertise with others as a law instructor at Grayson County College, as a speaker at various legal conferences, and as a contributor to the Texas Trial Lawyers Forum, the Texas Bar Journal, and the Texas Observer; and WHEREAS, Over the course of his career as an attorney, civic leader, and state representative, Mr. Bush was supported by his beloved wife, Wanda, with whom he shared his life for four decades; and WHEREAS, An extraordinarily accomplished and caring man, Bob Bush worked tirelessly to build a strong, just society, and his memory will long be cherished by all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of the Honorable Robert G. Bush III and extend heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Wanda Baker Bush, and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Bush and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of former State Representative Bob Bush. Phillips 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 Raymond Chisum Homer Reyna Christian Hope Riddle Coleman Hopson Ritter Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose Corte Hunter Seaman Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant Crownover Isett Smith of Harris Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Keel Stick Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton Driver King Taylor Dukes Kolkhorst Telford Dunnam Krusee Thompson Dutton Kuempel Truitt Edwards Laney Turner Eiland Laubenberg Uresti Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale Elkins Luna Villarreal Ellis Mabry West Farabee Madden Wilson Farrar Marchant Wise Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth Flynn McCall Wolens Gallego McClendon Wong Garza McReynolds Woolley Gattis Menendez Zedler Geren Mercer ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 669 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 3, 2003. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House