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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1095
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In Memory |
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of |
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Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of the Honorable Leonard |
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E. Hoffman, Jr., who died May 22, 2009, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Leonard Hoffman was born in Little Rock, |
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Arkansas, and moved with his family to Tyler, where he graduated |
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from high school; he attended Tyler Junior College and studied |
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law at The University of Texas in Austin before serving his |
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country during World War II for almost four years in the United |
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States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, Leonard Hoffman |
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returned to The University of Texas at Austin and earned his law |
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degree in 1947; he was in private practice for 22 years in Dallas |
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before being elected judge of the 160th District Court, where he |
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served from 1971 through 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hoffman was dedicated to his work in the legal |
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profession; he had a rewarding 55-year career as a lawyer, a |
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judge, an arbitrator, and a mediator, but he was most proud of his |
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role in integrating the Dallas Bar Association in 1963; |
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professional honors he received include the Justice Emeritus |
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award from the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a Mason, a member of the Oak Cliff Lions |
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Club, a leader of the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of |
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America, an officer and director of the Mental Health Association |
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of Dallas County, and head of the local chapter of the Society of |
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Mayflower Descendants; he was a founder of and an active leader |
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in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and highly esteemed gentleman, Leonard |
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Hoffman, Jr., was renowned for his candor and sincerity and |
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regarded by his colleagues as the ultimate lawyer; 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 the Honorable Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr.: his wife, Clara |
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Graeber Hoffman; his sons, Leonard Hoffman III and Paul Hoffman; |
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his daughters, Gretchen Vohsing and Sally Hurd; and his nine |
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grandchildren; 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 the Honorable Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr. |
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________________________________ |
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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 31, 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 |