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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 747
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In Memory |
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Thomas Paul Moore Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Waco in mourning the loss of Thomas Paul Moore Jr., |
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who died on April 16, 2017, at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong Waco resident, Tom Moore was born on |
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May 16, 1918; he was one of the many descendants of Dr. Thomas |
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Moore, a Kentucky physician who settled in Waco in 1870; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore earned his law degree from Baylor |
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University in 1943, and he went on to serve in the United States |
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Army; he met Natalie Barlow while attending military government |
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school in Princeton, New Jersey, and the couple married in June |
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of 1944, just before he was assigned to serve in Japan; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1952, Mr. Moore was elected to serve as the |
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McLennan County district attorney; he was known for his powerful |
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oratorical skills, and during his eight-year tenure, he served as |
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prosecutor for several notable cases, including the first |
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televised trial in Texas history; he maintained a private general |
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civil and criminal defense practice in Waco from 1960 until 2014, |
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and he was known as a fervent civil rights and organized labor |
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supporter who believed in open government and equal access to |
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power for all citizens; he never turned down a client, regardless |
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of their ability to pay for his representation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was elected to the Texas House of |
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Representatives in 1967; he served through three legislative |
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sessions and was a leader of the "Dirty Thirty," a bipartisan |
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group of House members who called for the investigation into what |
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became known as the Sharpstown Scandal; the investigation |
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ultimately led to a conviction of the Speaker of the House and to |
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the passage of significant reform measures by the legislature in |
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1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom and his wife, Natalie Moore, were blessed with |
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three children, Margaret Moore, Elizabeth Harris, and Thomas |
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Paul Moore III; Natalie passed away in 1982; Tom married Robbie |
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Farek in 1984, and by this marriage, he was blessed with another |
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son, Grant Farek; he loved his family beyond all measure, and his |
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children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were a source |
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of immense pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Moore was a man of deep faith who was noted for |
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his delightful sense of humor, his keen intellect, and the joy he |
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took in living each day to the fullest; he contributed greatly to |
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his community and his state, and he will long be remembered with |
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deep respect and admiration by all who were privileged to share |
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in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Thomas Paul Moore Jr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Tom Moore. |
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Watson, Birdwell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 8, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |