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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of John Steven Mostyn of Houston, who passed away on |
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November 15, 2017, at the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, John Steven Mostyn was born on March 25, 1971, in |
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Perth, Australia, to George and Glenda Jean Mostyn; the family soon |
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moved to East Texas, where Steve was raised with the companionship |
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of a brother and a beloved sister, Jaculyn, whom he adored and |
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admired; Steve was a very bright and outgoing child; upon |
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graduating from high school in Whitehouse, Texas, he proudly |
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attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a |
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bachelor's degree in business administration; Steve was admitted to |
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South Texas College of Law, where he obtained a juris doctorate |
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degree in 1996 and graduated cum laude; and |
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WHEREAS, Determined to use his skills and legal acumen to |
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help others, Steve founded a private law practice in 1999, |
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specializing in civil litigation; his expertise notably influenced |
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business-to-consumer practices within the medical and insurance |
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industries while obtaining significant recoveries for individuals |
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and families; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve met and fell head over heels in love with |
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attorney Amber Anderson; they married in 2006 and began working as |
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partners in the Mostyn Law Firm; the couple demonstrated a visibly |
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deep bond, making them nearly inseparable; Steve was a devoted |
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family man and an enormously proud father of two beautiful |
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children, Mitchell and Avalyn, with whom he enjoyed countless |
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sporting activities, travels, and family adventures; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve cared deeply for the most vulnerable residents |
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of Texas; he founded the Mostyn Moreno Educational Foundation, |
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which was named in honor of Steve's mother, the late Glenda Jean |
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Mostyn, and in memory of his good friend, State Representative Joe |
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Moreno; the foundation has helped thousands of Texas children with |
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special needs; Steve's philanthropy continued as he became an |
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ongoing donor to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and he |
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was also the largest individual benefactor to the Special Olympics |
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of Texas for the construction of the 20,000-square-foot Special |
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Olympics headquarters in Austin that was named after Amber's |
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mother, Christi Stanley; and |
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WHEREAS, Along with his wife and their talented legal team, |
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Steve helped thousands of families recover from the catastrophic |
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damage of Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Sandy; highly respected by his |
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peers, he became the youngest president of the Texas Trial Lawyers |
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Association, and he later founded the Texas Association of Consumer |
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Lawyers in 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve was well-known as a prominent influencer in |
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the political landscape of Texas and throughout the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Mostyn will forever be regarded as a strong |
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voice for the voiceless, a fierce fighter for justice, and a |
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tireless advocate committed to the greater good; now, therefore, be |
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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 life and legacy of John Steven |
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Mostyn on his birthday, March 25, 2019, and extend sincere |
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condolences to his family and 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 Steve |
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Mostyn. |