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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Jean Edmond Hosey of La Grange passed |
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away on April 16, 2007, bringing to a close a remarkable life that |
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included service as a state representative for Galveston County and |
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a successful career as an attorney; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Waco in 1920, Jean Hosey graduated from |
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Baylor University in 1941 and began studies at Georgetown |
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University Law Center before becoming an officer in the U.S. Navy |
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during World War II; he completed his law degree at The University |
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of Texas School of Law in 1948; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, he and his family settled in |
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Galveston, and Mr. Hosey practiced law there for the next 32 years; |
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he established a practice with A. R. "Babe" Schwartz and David |
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Greenberg, and like his partners, Mr. Hosey decided to enter |
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politics; elected as the state representative for House District |
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21-1, he held office from 1955 to 1959 and ably served his |
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constituents in the 54th and 55th Legislatures; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hosey was also a member of the commission that |
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revised Galveston's city charter, and he had the pleasure of |
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practicing law alongside his son, Philip, for nine years; even |
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after he retired from private practice in 1980, Mr. Hosey remained |
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involved in his field and was part of the team of lawyers that |
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represented the State of Texas in a case that determined the legal |
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residency of the late Howard Hughes; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid fisherman, hunter, and bridge player, Mr. |
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Hosey also took part in Rotary Club activities; after moving to La |
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Grange in 1980, he and his wife spent their retirement years |
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traveling and enjoying the company of their friends, children, |
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grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; those who had the good |
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fortune to know Jean Hosey may take comfort in their fond memories |
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of this accomplished man, and his loved ones may reflect with pride |
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on his long record of achievement; 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 the Honorable Jean |
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Edmond Hosey and extend deepest condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife of 63 years, Grace Wooley Hosey; to his |
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children, Helen Leahy and her husband, James, and Philip Hosey and |
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his wife, Phyllis; to his grandchildren, Thomas Hosey and his wife, |
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Joy, Denise Parcelluzzi and her husband, Keith, Dr. Michael Leahy |
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and his wife, Jennifer, and Corey Marrs and her husband, Joe; to his |
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six great-grandchildren; to his brother, Dr. A. B. Hosey, and his |
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partner, Judd Whitman; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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be 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 Jean Hosey. |