H.R. No. 119

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues mourn the loss of
	Dr. Harb S. Hayre of Houston, who died on November 18, 2008, at the
	age of 79; and
	WHEREAS, Harb Hayre was born on July 12, 1929, in the village
	of Littran, in the Punjab region of India, and he earned his
	bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of
	Punjab; and
	WHEREAS, In 1949, Mr. Hayre immigrated to the United States,
	where he earned a second bachelor's degree and a master's degree in
	electrical engineering from the University of California at
	Berkeley; he received his doctorate in electrical engineering from
	the University of New Mexico in 1960; and
	WHEREAS, After working in the private sector and teaching at
	the University of Massachusetts and the University of Kansas, he
	was named a professor of electrical engineering at the University
	of Houston in 1965; and
	WHEREAS, As an active member of his profession, Dr. Hayre
	served as regional director of the Institute of Electrical and
	Electronics Engineers, which recognized him in 1980 with a
	Professional Achievement Award; he was also president of the Texas
	Faculty Association; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Hayre was a strong presence in his community,
	serving as the honorary consul of India in Houston and consulting
	with U.S. officials on immigration issues; he was politically
	engaged as well, working with the Democratic Party and Common
	Cause, and he helped found India House in Houston, which promotes
	Indian culture and offers social services and health care to the
	community; he was an elder of Pines Presbyterian Church; and
	WHEREAS, During his retirement, Dr. Hayre continued to invent
	and develop electronic and medical devices, and he returned to
	India often and created a foundation to provide school uniforms and
	computers to Indian elementary schools; and
	WHEREAS, Harb Hayre was a learned and compassionate man who
	devoted much of his time, energy, and expertise to helping others
	and to fostering understanding and acceptance between the cultures
	of India and the United States; his wisdom, passion for life, and
	generosity will long be remembered by all those who knew and loved
	him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Harb S. Hayre and
	extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife
	of 51 years, Santosh Hayre; to his sons, Lali Hayre and his wife,
	Susan, and Paul Hayre and his wife, Jeannette; to his daughter,
	Sheila Hayre, and her husband, Pericles; to his brother, Sajjan
	Hayre; to his sisters, Nachatar Johl, Dalbir Johl, and Raghbir
	Bajwa; to his grandchildren, Shane, Jackie, Alex, Nicky,
	Siddhartha, and Maya; 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 Dr. Harb S.
	Hayre.
	Hochberg
	Woolley
	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 Pena
	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. 119 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House