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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County lost a respected |
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court judge and a beloved member of the community with the passing |
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of the Honorable William Sunday Lott on February 11, 2009, at the |
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age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 28, 1918, to Hervey and Fannie Lott, |
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William Lott grew up in Amarillo and earned his law degree from The |
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University of Texas School of Law in 1940; answering his nation's |
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call to duty during World War II, he served with the U.S. Army |
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Security Intelligence Corps and was selected to travel to San |
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Francisco for the conference where the United Nations was |
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organized; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lott married the former Ellagene Eanes in 1944, |
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and the couple were blessed with two children, Cathy and Bill, and |
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two grandchildren, Ryan and Neal; Mr. Lott served as assistant |
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attorney general for the State of Texas from 1947 to 1952 and |
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afterward opened a private law practice in Georgetown; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1976, he was elected judge of the 26th District |
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Court of Williamson County; during his 16 years of dedicated |
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service on the bench, he played a pivotal role in establishing the |
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county's "tough on crime" reputation; an expert on evidence and |
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procedure, he was passionate about the law and maintained a strict, |
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no-nonsense atmosphere in his courtroom; he was instrumental in the |
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creation of the Central Texas Treatment Center for drug and alcohol |
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rehabilitation and instituted salient reforms to the county's |
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juvenile probation system; the county paid tribute to his life and |
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work in 1986 by naming the William S. Lott Juvenile Center in his |
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honor; following his retirement from the court in 1992, Judge Lott |
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continued to share his knowledge and expertise with members of the |
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court, keeping himself available to fill in as a visiting judge; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Lott received numerous accolades in his |
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distinguished career, including the Man of the Year honor from the |
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Georgetown Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement |
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Award from the Georgetown Area Community Foundation, and he was |
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elected president of the Williamson County Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Judge Lott was a director |
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of First National Bank in Georgetown, a Mason for more than 60 |
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years, and a member of the Georgetown Rotary and Lions Clubs; |
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moreover, he was a congregant at First United Methodist Church of |
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Georgetown, where he served as a trustee; he also served on the |
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regional boards of the Wesleyan Home, the United Way, the American |
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Cancer Society, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, and the |
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Georgetown Citizens' Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A quintessential Southern gentleman with a wicked |
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sense of humor, William Lott served the residents of Williamson |
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County with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering devotion to |
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the well-being of his community and its citizens, and all those |
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fortunate enough to have known him will forever cherish their |
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memories of this esteemed Texan; 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 the Honorable William |
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Sunday Lott and express sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Cathy Lott Durr and Bill Hervey Lott and |
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his wife, Gisela; to his grandchildren, Ryan Travis Lott and Neal |
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Brandon Lott; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Judge Lott. |