79R13216 BJM-D

By:  Bailey                                                       H.R. No. 1370



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and 
meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of 
Joe Grady Moore, Jr., of Austin and Richardson, who passed away on 
March 11, 2005, at the age of 80; and
	WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan was born on August 6, 1924, 
in Bagwell and graduated from Clarksville High School with 
valedictorian honors; a frontline medic in the U.S. Army during 
World War II, he was wounded by a German sniper in 1944 and received 
a Purple Heart for his meritorious service; and
	WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Moore 
earned bachelor's and master's degrees in government from The 
University of Texas at Austin; in 1950 he accepted a position as a 
research assistant with the Texas Legislative Council, marking the 
beginning of an outstanding career in service to the State of Texas 
that would span 35 years; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Moore went on to serve as executive director of 
the Texas Industrial Accident Board and finance examiner for the 
Texas Commission for Higher Education before working as chief 
budget examiner for Governor John Connally and as an assistant to 
Governor Price Daniel; he subsequently officiated as director of 
the Office of Research at the UT Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public 
Affairs, and he taught at both UT Dallas and Texas State University, 
where he held the rank of distinguished professor; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to preserving clean water and 
protecting the environment, Mr. Moore served in a number of 
capacities that enabled him to work in behalf of those causes, 
including program director for the National Commission on Water 
Quality, commissioner of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Administration, executive director of the Texas Water Development 
Board, and chair of the Texas Water Quality Board; moreover, he 
helped to write the state's first water pollution control laws and 
regulations and lent his expertise as a special master or monitor 
for three judges presiding over cases dealing with environmental 
issues; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of his admirable efforts in behalf of 
the environment, Mr. Moore was awarded a host of accolades, 
including the Charles Alvin Emerson Medal from the Water 
Environment Federation and the 1989 Outstanding Public Service 
Award from the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, and 
he was made an honorary lifetime member of the Water Environment 
Federation; furthermore, he was a valued member of the National 
Academy of Political Science, the Austin Society of Public 
Administration, and the Water Environment Association of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was also a faithful congregant of First 
Baptist Church in Austin, where he served as a deacon and Sunday 
school teacher, and a valued member of the Royal Lane Baptist Church 
in Dallas when he resided in Richardson; and
	WHEREAS, Although Joe Moore will be greatly missed, his 
legacy will live on in his myriad contributions to the State of 
Texas as a lifelong public servant and teacher as well as in the 
hearts of those whose lives he so richly blessed with his love and 
friendship; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Joe Grady 
Moore, Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his 
family:  to his wife of 56 years, Jerry; to his daughter, 
Anntoinette "Toni" Moore and her husband, Phil Clymer; to his son, 
Joe G. Moore III; to his sister, Mary Margaret Watley and her 
husband, Vernon; to his brothers, Robert E. Moore and his wife, Rae 
Jeanne, Judd Moore and his wife, Bettye, and George Moore; and to 
his other relatives and 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 Joe Grady 
Moore, Jr.