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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 599
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In Memory |
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of |
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Thomas S. Goggan III |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Thomas S. Goggan III, |
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who died March 21, 2009, at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, Thomas S. Goggan was born in Dallas on February |
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21, 1944, to Marion and Thomas S. Goggan, Jr.; he grew up in San |
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Antonio and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1962; |
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he earned a combined bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws degree |
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from The University of Texas at Austin in 1967; and |
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WHEREAS, For the first 14 years of his career, he practiced |
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criminal and civil law, and he represented some of Austin's most |
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illustrious citizens and argued cases before the United States |
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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States |
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Supreme Court; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a founding partner of the law firm of |
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Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson; he coauthored the |
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Matthew Bender text on ad valorem taxation, and he was an active |
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member of the State Bar of Texas; he taught classes for |
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continuing legal education and served on the Administration of |
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Justice and Administrative Law committees; and |
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WHEREAS, His talent for litigation served his firm well, |
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and he continued to represent clients in complex tax cases to the |
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end of his career; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who knew Thomas Goggan will long remember |
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him for his boundless intellectual curiosity and the intensity |
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with which he embraced life; he was an avid reader and especially |
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enjoyed the great works of world literature and political |
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histories; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Thomas S. Goggan III: his wife, Dianne Goggan; his |
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daughters and sons-in-law, Ingrid and Vasileios Lelos and Rachel |
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Goggan and Travis Indgjer; his grandchildren, Pericles and |
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Anastasia Lelos and Rowan and Abigail Indgjer; and his sister, |
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Susan Goggan; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Thomas S. Goggan III. |
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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 April 8, 2009, 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 |