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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wales H. Madden, Jr., of Amarillo has distinguished |
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himself as an attorney, businessman, and leader in matters of great |
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importance that affect the lives of countless residents of Texas |
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and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Amarillo on September 1, 1927, Mr. Madden is |
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the son of Wales and Kathryn Madden; he served his country in the |
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United States Navy during World War II and went on to earn his |
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bachelor's degree and law degree from The University of Texas at |
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Austin; in 1952, he began his legal career with the Shamrock Oil and |
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Gas Corporation, and he later became a partner in Selecman and |
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Madden before beginning a solo practice in 1985; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Madden has served on the boards of the First |
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National Bank of Amarillo, Boatmen's First National Bank, and First |
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National Bank, and on the Wells Fargo advisory board and the Mesa |
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Petroleum Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to advancing higher education in the Lone |
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Star State, Mr. Madden has served The University of Texas System in |
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myriad capacities over more than a half-century; in 1959, he became |
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the youngest person ever appointed to the board of regents, and he |
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served as chair of the UT Centennial Commission, the UT System |
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Chancellor's Council, and the UT-Austin Development Board; he was |
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also president of the Ex-Students' Association and a member of the |
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Board of Visitors of the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; moreover, |
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he served on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and |
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participated in several education planning groups, among them the |
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Governor's Committee on Public School Education and the State's |
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Select Committee on Higher Education; he has served on the boards of |
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Amarillo College and Trinity University and on the planning |
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committee at West Texas A&M University as well; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has given generously of his time |
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and expertise as chair of the Texas Water Development Board, and he |
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was appointed by President Reagan to serve as a member of the |
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President's Export Council and by Governor Bush to serve as a member |
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of the Citizens' Committee on Property Tax Relief; actively engaged |
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in the political process for many years, he filled key roles in the |
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presidential campaigns of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, and |
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he served on Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's finance campaign |
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executive committee, among other political roles; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Mr. Madden was |
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accorded the UT System's highest honor, the Santa Rita Award, in |
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2002, and he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the university and |
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an Outstanding Alumnus of its law school; the Texas Bar Foundation |
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presented him with its prestigious Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer |
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Award in 2003, and he has received the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for |
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Outstanding Leadership in Higher Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his professional accomplishments and |
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commitment to enhancing the lives of his fellow citizens, Wales |
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Madden has contributed immeasurably to his community, state, and |
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nation, and he merits the highest praise for his long record of |
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exceptional public service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Wales H. Madden, Jr., and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Madden as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |