SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 369
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Joe R. Greenhill
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of the Honorable Joe R. Greenhill, who died
  February 11, 2011, at the age of 96; and
 
         WHEREAS, Judge Joe R. Greenhill was the longest-serving
  Texas Supreme Court justice in the court's history; he was
  appointed by Governor Price Daniel in 1957 and served as chief
  justice from 1972 to 1982; and
 
         WHEREAS, Judge Greenhill was born in Houston on July 14,
  1914; he held a law degree from The University of Texas at Austin,
  where he graduated at the top of his class; he was a member of Phi
  Beta Kappa and served as editor of the university's yearbook and
  the Texas Law Review; he began his legal career as a briefing
  attorney for the Texas Supreme Court; and
 
         WHEREAS, During World War II, he served four years on
  active duty, first in naval intelligence and then as executive
  officer on a fleet minesweeper in the Pacific Ocean; and
 
         WHEREAS, He served as First Assistant Attorney General of
  Texas from 1948 to 1950 and was involved in many major cases, some
  of which were argued before the United States Supreme Court; and
 
         WHEREAS, He was a partner in the law firm of Graves,
  Dougherty, and Greenhill in Austin from 1950 to 1957, when he was
  appointed to the Texas Supreme Court; after retiring from the
  court in 1982, he became of counsel with the law firm Baker Botts
  in Austin; a highly respected attorney and jurist, Judge
  Greenhill was active in numerous professional and civic
  associations; he served as executive director of the Texas Bar
  Foundation and was a member of the Warren W. Burger Society and
  the Order of Saint John's; he also received the Gold Medal Award
  from the Freedom Foundation; and
 
         WHEREAS, A distinguished gentleman, Judge Greenhill was a
  significant force in the legal community, and he was greatly
  admired and respected by all who knew him; he was a member of
  Saint David's Episcopal Church in Austin and served as vestryman
  and senior warden; and
 
         WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and
  grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
  forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
  Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Judge Joe R.
  Greenhill and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family:
  his wife of 70 years, Martha; his sons and daughter-in-law, Joe
  Greenhill, Jr., and Bill and Ann Greenhill; and his four
  grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of the Honorable Joe R. Greenhill.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 28, 2011,
    by a rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate