SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Lester J. Reed
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of noted chemist and researcher Lester J.
  Reed, who died January 14, 2015, at the age of 90; and
 
         WHEREAS, Lester Reed was born on January 3, 1925, in New
  Orleans, Louisiana; he was drawn to a life in science at an early
  age after his sister gave him a chemistry set, and he went on to
  earn a bachelor's degree from Tulane University and a doctoral
  degree in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at
  Urbana-Champaign; and
 
         WHEREAS, He met Janet Gruschow while pursuing postdoctoral
  studies at the Cornell University Medical School, and they
  married on August 7, 1948; they raised four children together and
  were blessed with two grandchildren; and
 
         WHEREAS, Dr. Reed joined the chemistry faculty at The
  University of Texas at Austin in 1948; over the course of his
  distinguished 53-year career at the university, he served as a
  mentor to countless scientists and scholars around the world, and
  in 1984, he was named the Ashbel Smith Professor; and
 
         WHEREAS, His groundbreaking work and publications on the
  first isolation of lipoic acid had a profound impact on the
  treatment of chronic liver disease, and he was recognized
  internationally for his scientific brilliance; he served as
  director of the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute for
  more than 30 years; and
 
         WHEREAS, Dr. Reed's numerous honors for his work include
  the Eli Lilly and Company Award in Biological Chemistry from
  the American Chemical Society and the Merck Award from the
  American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; he
  was elected to membership in the National Academy of
  Sciences, and he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy
  of Arts and Sciences; and
 
         WHEREAS, He was a man of strength, wisdom, and integrity
  who gave unselfishly to others; his generous spirit and his
  enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be
  forgotten; and
 
         WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, 
  and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all
  who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
  Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
  family of Lester J. Reed; 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 Lester J. Reed.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 2, 2015, by
    a rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate