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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Travis County lost an admired community |
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activist with the death of Green Party co-chair William Judson |
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Holloway III on January 8, 2009, at the age of 44; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City on July 31, 1964, Bill |
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Holloway was the only son of Judge William Judson Holloway, Jr., and |
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Helen Hoehn Holloway; he developed a love of the outdoors during |
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family vacations in the Rocky Mountains and as a camper and |
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counselor at Cheley Colorado Camps, and he earned his Eagle Scout |
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badge in 1980; a gifted student as well, he graduated cum laude from |
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Casady School and went on to attend Bucknell University, where he |
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was awarded the W. Norwood Lowry Prize for his achievements in |
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physics; he subsequently earned a master of science degree in |
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nonlinear physics from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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pursued studies in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holloway began his career at National |
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Instruments and later founded his own Internet consulting firm, but |
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he is perhaps best remembered for his generous volunteer efforts in |
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behalf of numerous organizations; he served as Texas director of |
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the Northern Flyer Alliance, which is dedicated to the |
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reintroduction of passenger rail, and he was involved in the Green |
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Party at the local, state, and national levels, serving as co-chair |
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of the Travis County group; moreover, he was active in the ACLU of |
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Texas Central Texas Chapter, and he served as a counselor for a rape |
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crisis hotline; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his heartfelt dedication to the causes he |
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believed in, Bill Holloway strived to make a positive difference in |
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the world around him, and his myriad contributions will continue to |
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resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Judson |
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Holloway III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his parents, the Honorable William Judson Holloway, Jr., |
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and Helen Hoehn Holloway; to his sister, Gentry Holloway and her |
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partner, Martha Whiteaker; to his nephews, Jack and Josh |
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Whiteaker-Holloway; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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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 Bill |
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Holloway. |
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Naishtat |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 680 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 30, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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