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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 372
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In Memory |
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of |
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Samuel E. Kinch, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of journalist and author Samuel E. Kinch, |
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Jr., who died February 1, 2011, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Sam Kinch, Jr., was born February 18, 1940, in |
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Fort Worth; he grew up in Austin, attending Pease and Bryker |
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Woods Elementary Schools and University Junior High School |
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before graduating from McCallum High School in 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his active-duty military service in the |
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United States Army, Mr. Kinch earned bachelor's and master's |
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degrees at The University of Texas, where he was editor of The |
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Daily Texan and gained his first experience covering the Texas |
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Legislature as a reporter; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Lilas Janice Shelby on April 12, 1963, |
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and the couple soon moved to Washington, D.C., where he covered |
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politics during the administrations of Lyndon Johnson and |
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Richard Nixon for the National Observer, the Dallas |
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Times-Herald, and the Dallas Morning News; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kinch returned to Texas in 1970 as the state |
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political editor of the Dallas Morning News; he won numerous |
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awards for his reporting and he wrote three books, Texas Under a |
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Cloud, about the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, Too Much is Not |
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Enough, about state-level reform of campaign finance laws, and |
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Crapshoot Justice, about judicial election reform; he cofounded |
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Texas Weekly in 1984, which became the largest statewide report |
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on government and politics; and |
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WHEREAS, Noted for his irreverent wit and his commitment to |
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journalism, he brought both a dogged determination and a humorous |
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touch to his coverage of issues affecting the state; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and kindness, he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, his generous spirit, and |
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his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten by those who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and his family and friends will continue to live |
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with the cherished memories of his life and his many |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Sam Kinch; 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 Samuel E. Kinch, Jr. |
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Watson |
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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 February 28, 2011, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |