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WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost a visionary media executive |
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and a generous philanthropist and civic leader with the passing of |
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James M. Moroney, Jr., on February 18, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on July 10, 1921, Jimmy Moroney came |
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from a distinguished Texas family that included George Bannerman |
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Dealey, his grandfather, who founded the Dallas Morning News; in |
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time, Jimmy Moroney joined the paper himself and later took the helm |
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of the Belo Corporation, the parent company of the Morning News, and |
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his astute leadership helped build it into one of the nation's |
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largest publicly traded media organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moroney's involvement with the Dallas Morning |
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News began in 1946, shortly after he had concluded his World War II |
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Navy service; his first job was as a reporter, and he held a |
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succession of other positions over the next five years; he next |
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turned his attention to the Belo Corporation, where he joined the |
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board of directors in 1952 and became part of the executive |
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management team; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1970s and early 1980s, Jimmy Moroney helped |
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bring about the transformation of Belo into a publicly traded |
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company; this period also saw him take on the management of the |
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Dallas Morning News by becoming the paper's president and chief |
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executive officer in 1980 and helping to chart its course over the |
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following years; moreover, he continued his rise to the top of the |
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parent company; in the early 1980s, he assumed the positions of |
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president, chief executive officer, and board chair and skillfully |
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supervised the corporation's growth; he retired from many of his |
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duties in 1986, but served on the board of directors until 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Business was just one aspect of Mr. Moroney's life; |
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he devoted time and financial support to a wide range of charitable |
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causes and community organizations, including the Children's |
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Medical Center Dallas, St. Paul Medical Center, and the |
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Southwestern Medical Foundation; his longtime service as a member |
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of the board of directors for the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas was |
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recognized with the Theodore P. Beasley Award in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas |
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for more than half a century, he was active in church-related |
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organizations such as the Catholic Foundation and the National |
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Conference on Catholic Charities, and he helped guide several of |
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the state's Catholic educational institutions, including the |
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University of Dallas, where he served as chair of the board of |
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trustees, the Cistercian Preparatory School, and the Jesuit College |
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Preparatory School of Dallas; in addition, a financial gift from |
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Mr. Moroney and his wife, Helen, was instrumental in the |
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construction of the bell tower at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin |
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of Guadalupe in Dallas; in honor of his many contributions to the |
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Diocese of Dallas, he received the Catholic Foundation Award in |
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2003; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his public acts of giving, Mr. |
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Moroney also performed private acts of kindness by helping |
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strangers in need, transporting the elderly to medical |
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appointments, and volunteering for Meals on Wheels deliveries; |
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these actions, as well as his many philanthropic gifts, speak to the |
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essential compassion of Jimmy Moroney; his abiding concern for his |
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fellow citizens and his remarkable business achievements stand as |
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an inspiring combination of personal success and public generosity; |
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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 James M. Moroney, Jr., |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife of 53 years, Helen Claire Wilhoit Moroney; to his children, |
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James M. Moroney III, Michael Moroney, Molly Moroney Norrett, and |
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Mindy Moroney Penrose; to his six grandchildren; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, 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 Jimmy |
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Moroney. |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1952 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 18, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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