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