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79S31942 JTR-D

By:  Naishtat                                                     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.