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H.R. No. 685
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, With the passing of William Max Hale of Austin on
March 17, 2006, at the age of 70, the Lone Star State has lost an
eloquent enemy of injustice in its many forms, and we join his
family, friends, and many admirers in mourning his loss; and
WHEREAS, Originally from the Texas Panhandle, Mr. Hale was
deeply involved with the civil rights movement of the 1960s,
working at the Mobilization for Youth program in New York and
marching in the southern U.S. with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, His love of justice joined with the love of his home
state in his work as the head of the Fort Worth Human Relations
Commission and in his essential contributions to the passage of the
Texas Fair Housing Act and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hale was a fitting choice to serve as the first
executive director of the Texas Human Rights Commission, a post he
held for 17 years, and he brought to this demanding and worthwhile
work his characteristic energy and intelligence; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the cause that shaped the course of his
life, he also served as chair of the Austin Human Rights Commission
and as president of the International Association of Official Human
Rights Agencies; and
WHEREAS, Though at the center of public events for many
years, Mr. Hale was also a devoted family man, and his public
persona as a relentless seeker of justice is complemented by his
loved ones' view of him as a caring husband, father, and
grandfather; and
WHEREAS, Those individuals who seek to change society for the
better are truly deserving of our sincere admiration, and Bill
Hale's steadfast insistence that the highest ideals of our nation
are not only possible but necessary helped to ensure a better and
brighter world for every succeeding generation of Texans; 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
William Max Hale and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
family: to his wife, Karen; to his children, Mathis Hale and Lisa
Coody; to his grandchildren, Britton, Paige, and Jace; to his
daughter-in-law, Donna, and his son-in-law, Jesse; to his sister
and two brothers; 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 William Max
Hale.
Naishtat
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 685 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 15, 2006.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House