H.R. No. 2861

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost a distinguished native son
	with the passing of Dr. Herbert H. Reynolds on May 25, 2007; and
	WHEREAS, Raised in East Texas, Herbert Reynolds joined the
	U.S. Air Force as a young man and served his country on active duty
	while attending Trinity University, where he earned a bachelor's
	degree in industrial psychology; and
	WHEREAS, He continued his studies at the University of Denver
	and Air Force University, and before his retirement from the
	military in 1968, he served as director of research at an
	internationally renowned Air Force-NASA biomedical laboratory and
	as establishing commander of the Air Force Human Research Resources
	Laboratories; and
	WHEREAS, In 1956, Dr. Reynolds arrived in Waco to join the
	staff of Baylor University; working as an Air Force ROTC assistant
	professor, this prolific scholar earned his master's degree and
	Ph.D., and his love of the Baylor community led him to devote his
	career following his military service to the school; beginning his
	outstanding tenure as executive vice president in 1969, he served
	14 years as president and five years as chancellor before becoming
	the university's president emeritus in June 2000; and
	WHEREAS, The author of nearly 50 publications, he was a
	visiting scholar and fellow at Cambridge University and a member of
	Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Alpha Chi honor societies; also a
	dedicated civic leader, he served as director of Community Bank and
	Trust of Waco and shared his time with a number of boards and
	committees; and
	WHEREAS, His contributions earned him a host of prestigious
	accolades, including the Baylor Founders Medal, the Scottish Rite
	Stephen F. Austin Award, the Independent Colleges and Universities
	of Texas Founders Medal, and the Association of Fundraising
	Professionals Lifetime Achievement Award; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Reynolds inspired many with his strong Christian
	faith, which guided him in all of his endeavors; a valued member of
	First Baptist Church of Waco, he had served his congregation as a
	deacon and deacon chairman; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his time on this earth, Herbert Reynolds
	was widely respected as a man of wisdom and integrity, who gave
	unstintingly of his energies and talents in whatever mission he
	undertook; his purposeful life was rich in family, friends, and
	accomplishments, and although he will be greatly missed by all who
	knew him, his spirit will live on in the hearts of the many people
	whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Dr. Herbert H.
	Reynolds and extend deepest sympathy to his wife, Joy; to his
	children, Kevin, Kent, and Rhonda; and to all those who mourn the
	passing of this esteemed Texan; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
	of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr.
	Herbert H. Reynolds.
	Dunnam
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2861 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 26, 2007.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House