H.R. No. 113

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost an admired attorney,
	educator, and civil rights activist with the death of Otis Harold
	King on November 21, 2012, at the age of 77; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Texarkana on February 3, 1935, Mr. King was
	the son of Griffin and Eula King; he grew up in the historic Fifth
	Ward and graduated as salutatorian of Phillis Wheatley High School;
	as a student at Texas Southern University, he became a star debater,
	and he and his partner, future congresswoman Barbara Jordan,
	defeated the Harvard University team in 1956; Mr. King received his
	bachelor's degree in biology magna cum laude and then served his
	country in the United States Army for two years; and
	WHEREAS, After completing his military service, Mr. King
	earned a law degree at TSU and became involved in the civil rights
	movement; he participated in numerous protests, including an event
	now recognized as Houston's first sit-in, and helped organize the
	Progressive Youth Association and coordinate demonstrations;
	during the 1960s, he also began teaching in the law school at TSU,
	and in 1970 he earned a master of laws degree from Harvard
	University, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow in Clinical Legal
	Education; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. King was a professor at the Thurgood Marshall
	School of Law at TSU for nearly four decades; in the 1970s, he
	interrupted his distinguished academic career to accept his
	appointment by Mayor Fred Hofheinz as Houston's first African
	American city attorney; he was asked to continue in that role in the
	next administration, but he felt a profound allegiance to the law
	school and returned to TSU; during his 10 years as dean, he expanded
	the school's enrollment more than threefold and was a powerful
	advocate for its advancement; he led a student protest that spurred
	the university to construct a building for the school, and he
	traveled frequently to Austin to meet with elected officials
	regarding the funding needed to hire more faculty and enhance the
	quality of the institution; and
	WHEREAS, This talented educator resumed teaching in 1980; two
	decades later, he retired, but he continued to teach on a part-time
	basis for a number of years; he maintained many professional
	affiliations, among them the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar
	Association, and the National Bar Association; moreover, he was a
	member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the NAACP; and
	WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. King was the father of
	Byron and Corey King, and he helped raise his stepson, Joncy
	Rickett; he took great pride in his grandchildren, Jeremy, Cameron,
	Alan, and Lauren King; a man of many interests, he enjoyed sailing,
	fishing, writing poetry, and sculpting, and he was a talented
	painter whose works adorn many homes; and
	WHEREAS, Otis King made profound contributions to his fellow
	Texans through his dedication to social progress and to legal
	education, and although he will be deeply missed, those who were
	privileged to know him will long remember him for his keen intellect
	and his unyielding commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Otis Harold King and
	extend sincere condolences to his many relatives and friends; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Otis King.
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	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 113 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on January 30, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House