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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the |
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loss of David H. Brune, who died on January 13, 2007, at the age of |
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76; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 23, 1930, to a navy family in Long |
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Beach, California, Mr. Brune grew up in Hawaii and Washington; he |
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graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas and |
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served in the U.S. Navy; a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve for 30 |
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years, he was promoted to captain in 1975, served as inspector |
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general of the Naval Reserve Readiness Command from 1975 until |
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1980, and received a Navy Commendation Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his active service in the navy, Mr. Brune |
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attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his |
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bachelor's degree in 1953; in 1958 he graduated from the UT School |
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of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year he began his law career with the firm |
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of Sawtelle, Hardy, Davis & Goode in San Antonio and soon became a |
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partner; it was there that he first demonstrated his expertise in |
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water issues, serving as general counsel to the San Antonio River |
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Authority for six years and drafting the Act in 1961 that |
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reorganized SARA; from 1966 until 1968 he was SARA's general |
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manager; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968 Mr. Brune became the first general manager |
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of the Trinity River Authority; he left a decade later to join |
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Dallas businessman Ben Carpenter in the creation of the Las Colinas |
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development in Irving; Mr. Brune's expertise in water issues was |
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essential to the success of that community, which possesses the |
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state's largest independent water system; from 1989 until 2001, he |
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served as the manager of Las Colinas for Cousins Properties; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brune contributed his expertise to the larger |
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community of North Central Texas as well by serving as president and |
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CEO of the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District and by |
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representing Irving on the board of the Upper Trinity Regional |
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Water District; a member of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, he |
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was active in the Catholic Church and was a longtime supporter of |
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the University of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Brune enjoyed working on |
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his ranch in Crowell; for nearly 50 years, he was blessed with the |
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love and support of his devoted wife, the late Eleanor Brune; and |
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WHEREAS, David Brune played an integral role in the |
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development of Las Colinas, and he leaves behind a legacy of |
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achievement that will continue to benefit the lives of countless |
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Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of David H. Brune and |
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offer sincere condolences to his family: to his daughters, Claudia |
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Sandbach and Elizabeth Hark; to his five grandchildren and |
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great-grandchild; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David H. |
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Brune. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1254 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 28, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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