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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 553
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In Memory |
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Barrett Martin Havran |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Barrett Martin Havran, who died March |
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14, 2011, at the age of 31; and |
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WHEREAS, Barrett Havran was born June 6, 1979 in Fort |
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Worth; he attended Fort Worth Country Day School from |
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kindergarten through 12th grade, graduating in 1998; he excelled |
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in academics, theater, football, and track, and was elected |
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Homecoming King in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, He attended The University of Texas at Austin on a |
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track and field scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree from the |
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McCombs School of Business while becoming the ninth-ranked |
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decathlete in school history and winning the Lan Hewlett Award, |
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given to the athlete with the highest cumulative grade point |
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average; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Havran went on to receive a law degree from |
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the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, where |
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he was a member of the national championship White Collar Crime |
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Mock Trial Team and was named top advocate of the competition; he |
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was named the Southern Methodist University Outstanding Advocate |
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and was elected to the Order of Barristers, Master Level; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation, he entered into the |
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practice of law and became an active member of the Dallas legal |
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community while working for the law firm of Sommerman and |
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Quesada; he later fulfilled his lifelong dream of returning to |
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Fort Worth, where he worked at Doss Knight and Associates and was |
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the principal in his own law firm; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in community affairs, he served on the |
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board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas and was a member |
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of the Downtown Fort Worth Rotary Club, Colonial Country Club, |
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and numerous other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and compassion, he |
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gave generously to others, and his boundless energy and kind |
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heart will not be forgotten by those who knew him; and |
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WHEREAS, He was devoted to his family, and he leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured forever by his family and many |
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friends; 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 and friends of Barrett Martin Havran; 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 Senate, |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Barrett Martin Havran. |
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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 March 17, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |