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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108
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In Memory |
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Harvey Raymond Herbst |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Harvey Raymond Herbst, |
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who died May 17, 2013, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Harvey Herbst was born on November 21, 1922, in |
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Dallas; he graduated from Sunset High School and the University |
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of Denver and went on to join the United States Army and serve |
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under General Patton during World War II; he fought in the Battle |
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of the Rhine and assisted in the liberation of the Ohrdruf |
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concentration camp; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he earned a master's degree from |
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Syracuse University, and later, a doctorate from The University |
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of Texas; he married the love of his life, Dean Finley, who |
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preceded him in death after a rewarding and fulfilling 56-year |
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marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, Harvey had a highly successful lifetime career in |
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media, which he started when he served as a radio announcer while |
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still a teenager; he worked as a radio producer, teacher, and |
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writer in Chicago and New York, and he was a standout professor |
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for more than 20 years at The University of Texas at Austin, where |
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he helped to develop radio and television and the School of |
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Communication and retired as director of the Communication |
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Center and general manager of KLRU-TV and KUT-FM; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, he and his wife traveled the world |
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together, and he remained active as a volunteer with literacy |
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programs and a number of charitable groups; he also directed the |
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Getting Better All The Time Singers, a seniors' group, which was |
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the perfect venue for his well-appreciated wit and musical |
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prowess and is now in its 26th season; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, he enjoyed spending as much |
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time as he could with his son and daughter and his four |
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grandchildren and his great-granddaughter; he was a devout |
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Christian and an active member of Westminster Presbyterian |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Harvey Herbst was a brilliant intellectual who |
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was known for his engaging personality, his incredible zest for |
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life, and his seemingly boundless talent; he was also a generous, |
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kindhearted person who was beloved by many, and he will long be |
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remembered with affection and appreciation by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Harvey Raymond Herbst; and, |
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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 Harvey Herbst. |
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Watson |
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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 June 21, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |