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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 465
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jerry Don Lambright |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Jerry Don Lambright, who died |
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March 9, 2019, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, J. D. Lambright was born to Bill and Frances |
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Lambright on October 25, 1949, and he grew up in the West Texas |
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town of Pampa; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned both bachelor and master of science |
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degrees in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, |
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and he went on to earn a law degree from South Texas College of |
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Law; and |
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WHEREAS, J. D. devoted the first 25 years of his career to |
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working as a geophysicist and electrical engineer for Shell Oil |
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Company and Shell Exploration and Production Technology |
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Company in Houston; after retiring from Shell, he opened his |
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own law firm in Conroe, and over the course of 13 years in |
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private practice, he handled a variety of civil, family, |
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criminal, and probate cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lambright contributed to the Montgomery |
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County community in myriad ways, and he served three terms on the |
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Montgomery County Bar Association Board of Directors; he was an |
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esteemed civic leader who was widely respected for his forthright |
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manner, his conscientious devotion to duty, and his commitment to |
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ethical principles; and |
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WHEREAS, With a desire to serve in a broader capacity, he |
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sought the office of county attorney, and he was elected by the |
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voters of Montgomery County in 2012; he worked hard to make the |
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office more responsive and more effective, and he was sworn in |
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for his second term in office on January 1, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure of leadership, the Montgomery |
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County Attorney's Office was recognized three times as the |
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county's Department of the Year, and in 2014 and 2015, |
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Mr. Lambright was honored as the county's Boss of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, J. D. shared more than four decades of marriage |
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with his high school sweetheart, Belinda Lambright, and they made |
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many lasting memories riding motorcycles and attending |
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professional bull riding events together; and |
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WHEREAS, J. D. Lambright was a revered citizen and a |
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treasured friend to many, and he leaves behind a legacy of |
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integrity and selfless service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Jerry Don Lambright; 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 J. D. Lambright. |
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Creighton |
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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 March 21, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |