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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed attorney, |
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businessman, and civic leader with the passing of Wales Hendrix |
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Madden Jr. on December 24, 2018, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Wales and Kathryn Madden, Wales Madden |
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Jr. was born on September 1, 1927, in Amarillo; after serving his |
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country during World War II as a member of the U.S. Navy, he earned |
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his bachelor's and law degrees from The University of Texas at |
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Austin and embarked on a successful legal career; he started out as |
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an attorney for the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation and went on to |
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become a partner at Selectman and Madden; in 1985, he established |
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his own practice; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Madden gave of his time and talents to such |
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worthy organizations as the Mesa Petroleum Board, the Texas Water |
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Development Board, the President's Export Council, and the |
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Citizens' Committee on Property Tax Relief; also active in |
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politics, he developed personal relationships with numerous state |
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and national elected officials, and he supported the presidential |
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campaigns of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest member ever appointed to The University |
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of Texas Board of Regents, Mr. Madden also led the UT Centennial |
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Commission and the Ex-Students' Association; moreover, he held |
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leadership roles with Amarillo College, Trinity University, and |
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West Texas A&M University and served on the Governor's Committee on |
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Public School Education and the State's Select Committee on Higher |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Madden received many accolades over the years, |
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including the Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer Award from the Texas |
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Bar Foundation, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for Outstanding |
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Leadership in Higher Education, and the UT System's highest honor, |
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the Santa Rita Award; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 8, 1952, he married Abbie Cowden, and |
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the couple shared a richly rewarding marriage that spanned nearly |
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six decades; Mr. Madden took great pride in his children, Wales and |
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Straughn, and with the passing years, he was further blessed with |
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four grandchildren, Wales, Hamilton, Mac, and Callie, three |
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step-grandchildren, Shawnee, Brandi, and Cody, and numerous |
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great-grandchildren; passionate about the great outdoors, he |
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scaled every mountain over 14,000 feet in Colorado and regularly |
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hiked in Palo Duro Canyon; and |
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WHEREAS, Wales Madden led a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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leaves behind a record of engagement that will continue to inspire |
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all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Wales Hendrix |
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Madden Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and |
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friends; 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 Wales |
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Madden. |