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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Lubbock lost an admired attorney and |
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civic leader with the death of Tommy J. Turner on April 27, 2017, at |
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the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on March 16, 1948, |
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Tommy Turner was the oldest son of Joe and Jackie Turner; he grew up |
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in Lubbock and completed his bachelor's degree at Texas Tech |
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University; in 1970, he married the former Lou Pat Camp, with whom |
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he shared 45 years, before her passing in 2015; they were the proud |
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parents of two children, Lisa and T. J., and Mr. Turner eventually |
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knew the joy of becoming "Big Daddy" to five grandchildren, Kyle, |
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Drew, Paige, Cameron, and Eliza; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Turner graduated from Baylor Law School in 1974 |
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and briefly worked for the Lubbock County District Attorney's |
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Office; after joining Wagonseller and Cobb, he discovered a passion |
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for representing those in need, and he eventually established his |
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own firm; he was dedicated to ensuring a level playing field for all |
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in the courtroom and relished seeking redress for people who had |
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been wronged by the powerful; sharing his expertise, he lectured in |
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statewide seminars on jury selection, and he was a faculty member |
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for the Trial Advocacy College of Texas, a director emeritus of the |
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and a member of the American |
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Association for Justice and the American Board of Trial Advocates; |
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he also worked for a time alongside two old friends as chief of the |
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Public Integrity Unit in Beaumont; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Turner |
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served as president of CASA of the South Plains and as chair of the |
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Lubbock Area United Way campaign's legal division; he further gave |
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of his time and talents to the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, the |
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Family Guidance & Outreach Center, and Meals on Wheels; loyal to Pi |
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Kappa Alpha, he was advisor to the local chapter, and he capped 16 |
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years of service on the International Fraternity's Supreme Council |
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by serving a term as president; he was a longtime member of |
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St. Luke's United Methodist Church and taught adult Sunday school; |
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in his free time, he enjoyed hosting family and friends at his |
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mountain home in Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Tommy Turner will be deeply missed, all who |
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had the good fortune to know him will forever find inspiration in |
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his record of good works and in the generosity and integrity with |
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which he lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Tommy J. Turner and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be 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 Tommy |
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Turner. |