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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 464
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In Memory |
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of |
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Cindi Lazzari |
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WHEREAS, The musicians of Texas lost a trusted friend |
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and advocate with the passing of entertainment attorney |
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Cindi Lazzari of Austin on January 30, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Cindi Lazzari graduated from |
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Lamar High School and also spent time in Argentina during her |
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youth as a result of her father's work in international business; |
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she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of |
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Saint Thomas and earned her law degree from the South Texas |
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College of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Cindi Lazzari settled in Austin and focused her |
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practice on entertainment law; a passionate music fan, she became |
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well known to area musicians and often represented them in |
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business negotiations and in court; she earned a reputation for |
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protecting their interests while charging reasonable rates that |
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were appealing to cash-strapped artists; in addition, she often |
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volunteered her time at music-business seminars in order to |
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provide aspiring performers with a better understanding of the |
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business side of the entertainment industry; and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1990s, when Austin-based Watermelon |
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Records went bankrupt, Cindi Lazzari championed the cause of the |
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label's recording artists and was successful in helping them |
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recover their master recordings from the label; more recently, |
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she was the driving force behind new state legislation that |
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better protects musicians' assets in cases of bankruptcy; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly after her death, the Entertainment and |
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Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas recognized her |
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achievements by creating the Cindi Lazzari Artist Advocate |
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Award, an honor that is an indication of the respect that she was |
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afforded in legal and entertainment circles, and her steadfast |
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efforts to assist creative artists and her zest for life will |
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always be fondly remembered by all who knew her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Cindi Lazzari |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: her |
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husband, Joe Priesnitz; her children, Carter Watkins, |
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Enzo Priesnitz, and Copeland Lazzari; and to her other relatives |
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and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Cindi Lazzari. |
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Janek |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 13, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |