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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Roy Dowell Hailey of Houston on |
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February 16, 2015, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Rosebud in 1955, Roy Hailey was the son of |
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Dowell and Mary Martha Hailey; he grew up on his family's ranch in |
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Baileyville, and after graduating from The University of Texas, he |
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went on to earn his law degree from the South Texas College of Law in |
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1981; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of his accomplished legal career, |
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Mr. Hailey became a well-known expert in the representation of |
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community associations and developers; he was a longtime partner in |
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the Butler Hailey law practice, which merged with another firm to |
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become Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC in January 2014; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed attorney often gave presentations to |
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the State Bar of Texas, and he was a member of many legislative |
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action groups, most recently serving as co-chair of the Texas |
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Community Association Advocates; he also held the office of |
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president of the Greater Houston Chapter of the Community |
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Associations Institute, and he volunteered with many other groups |
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related to his area of legal specialization; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hailey enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife of 31 years, June Andersen Hailey; he was an |
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enthusiastic outdoorsman and enjoyed boating on Lake Travis and |
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working livestock and hunting with his sons, Andrew and Niels, at |
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his family's ranch in Baileyville; additionally, he was a valued |
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member of Grace Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder for |
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the past 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his profession, Roy |
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Hailey made a meaningful difference in the lives of many people, and |
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he will be fondly remembered and deeply missed by all those who had |
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the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Roy Dowell Hailey |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, June Andersen Hailey; to his sons, Andrew Dowell Hailey |
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and Niels Oliver Hailey; to his brother, David Wall Hailey, and his |
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wife, Camille; to his nephew and nieces, Joshua, Elizabeth, and |
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Rebekah Hailey; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roy Dowell |
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Hailey. |