H.R. No. 1235R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The passing of Albert Wadel Moursund III of Round Mountain on April 22, 2002, at the age of 82, has brought a tremendous sense of loss to the family and many friends of this esteemed gentleman; and WHEREAS, Called "A Texan's Texan" by Time magazine in 1964, Mr. Moursund was a nationally known attorney who was elected to two terms in the Texas House of Representatives, serving from 1948 to 1952, and he also served for six years as the County Judge of Blanco County; a lifelong friend and advisor to President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, he was granted irrevocable power of attorney in 1963 by President Johnson; and WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Moursund was born in Johnson City on May 23, 1919; after graduating from Austin High School in 1936 and earning his law degree from The University of Texas in 1941, he served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and eventually opened a private law practice in his hometown of Johnson City; and WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan joined Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., as its general counsel in 1950, and he continued in that capacity until his passing; one of the original appointees to the board of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, he was also appointed as general counsel to Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock in 1996; additionally, he owned a number of businesses over the course of his life, including banks, insurance agencies, abstract companies, and ranches in several states; and WHEREAS, Mr. Moursund was an outstanding lawyer, rancher, banker, and statesman, and while he is greatly missed, his memory lives on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Albert Wadel Moursund III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of 60 years, Mary Allen Moore Moursund; to his son, Will Stribling Moursund; to his daughter, Mary Moore Moursund; to his daughter-in-law, Ingrid Weltge Moursund; to his granddaughter, Autumn Marie Moursund; to his grandson, Albert Wadel Moursund IV; 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 Albert Wadel Moursund III. Hilderbran ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1235 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 23, 2003. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House