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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 908
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In Memory |
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of |
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James Franklin Warren, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Huntsville and Texans across the state in |
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commemorating the life of James Franklin Warren, Jr., who died |
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August 7, 2008, at the age of 42; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Warren was born in Houston on December 19, |
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1965, to Merle Whittaker Warren and James F. "Bud" Warren; he |
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moved with his family to Navasota in 1967, and Jim was introduced |
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to the East Texas culture and small-town family values that |
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remained a part of him throughout his life; and |
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WHEREAS, When Jim was seven years old, his family moved to |
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Huntsville, where his father served as a state district judge; as |
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a student at Huntsville High School, Jim wrote sports articles |
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for The Huntsville Item and earned state championship awards in |
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writing; he later attended The University of Texas at Austin and |
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wrote for The Daily Texan and Third Coast Magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1987, he was hired by Texas Secretary of State |
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Jack Raines to serve as his press secretary; soon thereafter, his |
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talent became much in demand by many in the world of Texas |
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politics, and he served as an advisor for numerous state leaders, |
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including the late Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock and former |
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Pete Laney; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim became a highly successful lobbyist who was |
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known for his high standards and his knowledge of legislative |
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rules and process; after he became ill in 2005, however, he |
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returned to writing and became famous for his Internet web log |
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"Billy Clyde's Political Hot Tub Party"; Jim's lifelong ambition |
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was to serve on the state parole board following his career as a |
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lobbyist; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim was respected for his brilliant mind and |
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talent and was beloved for his sense of humor, his wisdom, and his |
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folksy and engaging personality; he loved people and politics and |
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was noted across the state for his wizardry with words; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of strength and joy to his family and |
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friends, Jim will long be remembered with deep affection and |
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appreciation by all who were privileged to share in his life; |
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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 James Franklin Warren, Jr.; 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 Jim Warren. |
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Averitt |
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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 May 20, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |