SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1033


In Memory

of

John C. Nabors

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and 
commemorates the life of noted Dallas attorney John C. Nabors, 
who died June 14, 2004, at the age of 59; and
	WHEREAS, John C. Nabors was born in 1944 in Arnett, Texas; 
he earned a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at 
Austin in 1965 and graduated with honors two years later from
The University of Texas School of Law; he was an associate editor 
of the Texas Law Review and a member of the Chancellors and the 
Order of the Coif honor societies; and
	WHEREAS, He began practicing law in Houston and was later 
recruited by the law firm Gardere Wynne Sewell in Dallas, where 
he practiced oil and gas, real estate and business law and was a 
senior partner and a trial team leader; he earned the reputation 
as one of Texas' top trial lawyers; he was named a Texas Super 
Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine in 2003 and 2004, and The 
American Lawyer magazine featured him in an article in 2002; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his exemplary legal career,
John Nabors was an avid outdoorsman who loved spending time on 
his cattle ranch in Hamilton; he was a pilot, fisherman, hiker, 
mountain climber and marathon runner, and he set a GuinessBook
record by winning the longest canoe race in the world; and
	WHEREAS, John Nabors lived his life to the fullest and 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,
79th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of John C. Nabors
and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family:  his
wife, Kathleen Mary Nabors; his daughters and son-in-law, 
Kathleen Felton Nabors, Sarah Reid Nabors, and Carol and Kevin Spiars;
his son, John David Nabors; and his three grandchildren; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the members of 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 John Nabors.
                                                                 Zaffirini, West




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 30, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate