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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the loved ones of |
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Barrett Martin Havran of Fort Worth, who passed away on March 14, |
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2011, at the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 6, 1979, in Fort Worth, Barrett Havran |
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was the son of Joy Ann and Robert Havran; he attended Fort Worth |
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Country Day School, where he excelled in academics, theater, and |
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athletics; in both football and track, he was selected captain and |
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most valuable athlete; popular among his peers, he was elected |
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Homecoming King in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Havran graduated the following year and earned a |
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track and field scholarship to The University of Texas at Austin; |
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during his undergraduate career, he became the 9th ranked |
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decathlete in school history, ranking 18th in the nation; captain |
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of track and field and a four-year decathlete letterman, he was |
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honored with the Lan Hewlett Award, given to the athlete with the |
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highest cumulative grade point average of any graduating letterman; |
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in addition, he was named to the Big XII First All-Academic Team as |
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well as the UT Athletic Director's Honor Roll in each of his four |
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years of college; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his many academic and athletic activities, |
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Mr. Havran found time to participate in the Delta Tau Delta |
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fraternity and to serve as UT national coordinator and |
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representative to the National Convention of the American Marketing |
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Association; he earned his bachelor's degree from the McCombs |
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School of Business in May 2002, ranking in the top 15 percent of his |
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class; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Havran went on to attend the Southern Methodist |
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University Dedman School of Law; a talented mock trial participant, |
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he was the on-campus champion and a two-time member of and regional |
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finalist on the American Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Team; moreover, |
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he was part of the National Championship White Collar Crime Mock |
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Trial Team and was named top advocate of the competition in |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Havran was also a member of the school's |
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National Negotiation Team and voting council and a representative |
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to the Student Bar Association; he earned a number of honors, |
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including the titles of SMU Outstanding Advocate and Locke Liddell & |
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Sapp Negotiation Winner and election to the Order of Barristers, |
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Master Level; and |
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WHEREAS, While pursuing his juris doctorate, Mr. Havran |
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coached at both St. Mark's and the Hockaday Schools of Dallas and |
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worked for Sommerman & Quesada, LLP, where he continued on after |
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graduating and being admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Havran was a member of the Dallas Bar |
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Association and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, through |
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which he was elected to the Foundation and Leadership Class and |
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served as co-chair of the Ask-A-Lawyer committee; he was selected |
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as an associate member of the Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn |
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of Court, and he taught mock trial courses and coached the mock |
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trial team at SMU, where his dedication led the Board of Advocates |
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to honor him with the Outstanding Coach of the Year award in 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan returned to Fort Worth in recent |
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years, working in seasoned loan acquisitions at Doss, Knight & |
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Associates and Texas Bank and as the principal of Havran Law; in |
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addition, he taught classes in trial advocacy and techniques and |
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advised the mock trial team at Texas Wesleyan School of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to giving back to his fellow residents, he |
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was a devoted mentor and served on the board of Big Brothers Big |
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Sisters of North Texas; his efforts also benefited the United Way |
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Income Council, Downtown Fort Worth Rotary Club, and Ridotto Club; |
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in his free time, he enjoyed waterskiing and boating with his family |
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and friends on Lake Granbury and cheering on The University of Texas |
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football team; and |
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WHEREAS, Barrett Havran touched countless lives with his |
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kindness, enthusiasm, and ever-present smile; while his death |
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brings immeasurable sorrow to many, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all who held him dear; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Barrett Martin Havran |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Joy Ann and Bob Havran; to his brother, Blake Havran; to |
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his grandmother, Joy Weaver; to his grandparents, Ed and Muriel |
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Havran; to his special girlfriend, Christine Powers; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it 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 Barrett |
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Martin Havran. |