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  H.R. No. 34
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Joe H. Foy of Kerrville, a respected attorney and
  businessman and an admired community leader, passed away on
  September 17, 2007, at the age of 81; and
         WHEREAS, Born on August 16, 1926, in Henderson, Tennessee,
  Joe Foy graduated from Freed Hardeman College before serving his
  country in the U.S. Navy; he continued his education at the Georgia
  Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University, where he earned
  a bachelor's degree in 1948 and a juris doctorate in 1950; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Foy subsequently began his legal career in Texas
  as the city attorney for San Angelo and as a partner in the firm of
  Hardeman, Smith & Foy; he joined the Houston Natural Gas
  Corporation as general counsel in the mid-1960s and went on to serve
  as its president for 15 years; following the company's merger with
  InterNorth to create Enron in 1985, he served on its board of
  directors until 2000; he retired as a senior partner in the
  international law firm of Bracewell & Patterson; and
         WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, state, and nation, this
  esteemed Texan undertook a diplomatic mission during the
  administration of President Jimmy Carter and contributed his
  leadership to myriad local organizations; through the years, he was
  a board member of Schreiner University, the Community Foundation of
  the Texas Hill Country, the Kerrville Performing Arts Society,
  Symphony of the Hills, and the Museum of Western Art; in addition,
  he was a valued congregant of Kerrville Church of Christ; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Foy was supported in his endeavors by his wife,
  the former Martha Overall, with whom he shared nearly six decades of
  marriage and raised two children, Joe H. Foy, Jr., and Melissa Foy
  Dreier; and
         WHEREAS, Although residents of Kerrville and the Lone Star
  State are saddened by the loss of Joe Foy, they will long treasure
  their memories of him as a man of great vision, generosity, and
  ability; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joe H. Foy and extend
  sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Martha
  Overall Foy; to his children, Joe H. Foy, Jr., and Melissa Foy
  Dreier and her husband, Greg; to his grandchildren, Timothy Andrew
  Dreier and Carrie Elizabeth Dreier; and to his other relatives and
  friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joe H. Foy.
 
  Hilderbran
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 34 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House