H.R. No. 673



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends were saddened by the passing of 
W. Carloss Morris, Jr., of Houston on November 17, 2005, yet the 
memory of his full and happy life offers a measure of comfort in 
their time of loss and grief; and
	WHEREAS, A former trial lawyer, Mr. Morris was the co-CEO of 
Stewart Information Services Corporation, the parent company of 
Houston-based Stewart Title Company; he served in that role with 
his younger brother, Stewart Morris, for many years; and
	WHEREAS, Established by Mr. Morris's grandfather, Stewart 
Title Company became one of the four largest title companies in the 
country while under the control of the Morris brothers; together 
they worked to expand the company until its reach went from local to 
regional to national; and
	WHEREAS, Not content to succeed only in business, Mr. Morris 
was also a passionate advocate for those in need, and he 
demonstrated his commitment to helping the less fortunate by 
serving as director of Goodwill Industries and as chairman of the 
Star of Hope Mission board of directors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Morris also chaired the board of Baylor 
University College of Medicine and served as president of the Texas 
Safety Association; in the 1970s, he chaired the American Bar 
Association's advisory commission on housing and urban growth; and
	WHEREAS, W. Carloss Morris, Jr., was a man of strong 
principles who possessed a sense of duty that never waned, and 
although his death has brought great sorrow to those who loved him, 
his life was an inspiring example of the good that one person can 
accomplish; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
W. Carloss Morris, Jr., and extend heartfelt sympathy to the 
members of his family; 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 W. Carloss 
Morris, Jr.

                                                                           Bohac

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 673 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 15, 2006.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House