SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 308


In Memory

of

Albert Steves IV


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Albert "Aboo" Steves IV, 
who died February 10, 2003, at the age of 67; and

	WHEREAS, Albert Steves was born November 3, 1935, in 
Fort Worth to Albert Steves III and Katherine Muir Steves; he 
graduated from Texas Military Institute in 1954, and following 
a family tradition, he earned a degree from Washington and Lee 
University in 1958; he also earned a certificate from Harvard 
Business School in 1983; and

	WHEREAS, He served as an officer in the United States Army 
at its Air Defense School in Fort Bliss for two years; in 1960, 
he returned to San Antonio to join the family business, Ed Steves 
and Sons, succeeding his father as president and chief executive 
officer of the lumber company founded by his great-great-grandfather
in 1866; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Steves was respected for his many 
accomplishments and for his outstanding leadership in his 
community; he was a past president of the Young Men's Christian 
Association of San Antonio and served on the board of directors 
of the Young Men's Christian Association of the Rockies and the 
National Young Men's Christian Association; and

	WHEREAS, He was a past president of the Order of the Alamo 
and was a member of the Texas Cavaliers, the Merry Knights of 
King William, the San Antonio German Club, the Conopus Club, 
and the San Antonio Country Club; and

	WHEREAS, In 1988, he joined the Southwest Foundation for 
Biomedical Research as director of Corporate and Planned Giving, 
and in January of 2002, he was named the director of Special 
Projects under the office of the president; and

	WHEREAS, He was a devout Christian and served as a senior 
warden at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church; he was also chairman 
of the Department of Finance for the Episcopal Diocese of 
West Texas; and

	WHEREAS, A man of integrity, strength, and generosity, 
Mr. Steves gave unselfishly of his time to others, and his 
wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel will not be forgotten by 
those who knew him; and


	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, 
and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by 
his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 
bereaved family of Albert Steves IV:  his wife of 39 years, 
Martha Monier Steves; his sons and their wives, Albert Steves V
and Tricia Alebis and Kurt Monier Steves and Amy Barber; his 
daughter and her husband, Frances Katharine Steves and 
Kent Calgaard; his three grandchildren, Albert Steves VI, 
Georgia Estelle Steves, and Kathleen Frances Calgaard; and
his sister, Katharine Ann Steves; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 
for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the 
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it 
do so in memory of Albert Steves IV.
                                                                       Wentworth




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 5, 2003, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate