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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Bailey Christian Moseley, a retired |
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Sixth Court of Appeals justice and well-respected resident of |
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Marshall, passed away on September 13, 2021, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Bailey Moseley was born |
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in Marshall on March 27, 1944, to Haywood W. Moseley Jr. and the |
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former Margaret Ross; he grew up with two siblings, Haywood and |
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Sam, and graduated from Marshall High School in 1962; after |
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earning his bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, he attended law school at the University of Houston, |
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where he was president of the senior class and chief justice of |
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the Honor Court; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moseley began his legal career as an |
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assistant criminal district attorney and later opened a practice |
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in Marshall with his brother Sam; his work dealt mainly with |
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commercial and real estate litigation, and he also provided pro |
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bono representation to churches and charitable organizations; |
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over the years, he distinguished himself through his involvement |
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with a number of professional groups, including the Harrison |
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County Bar Association, which he served as president, and the |
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Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys, which he served as a |
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director; in 2007, he was elected to the Sixth Court of Appeals to |
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represent Place 2; he served with great distinction until his |
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retirement, when the Marshall City Council recognized December |
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8, 2018, as Justice Bailey Moseley Day; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Mr. Moseley was |
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elected to the Charter Revision Commission and served as a |
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trustee of the Public Library Board and as a member of the |
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Planning and Zoning Commission; in addition, he represented |
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Harrison County on the board of the Cypress Valley Navigation |
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District and was a founder of the Marshall Soccer Association; a |
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man of strong religious faith, he was a longtime member of |
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Cypress Valley Bible Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moseley married his high school sweetheart, |
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Kay Saxon Mosely, in 1966, and the couple shared a rewarding |
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marriage of nearly 55 years before her death in June 2021; he took |
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pride in his two children, Bailey and Meredith, and with the |
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passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include three beloved grandchildren, Saxon, Samantha, and |
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Bailey; and |
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WHEREAS, Bailey Moseley was a devoted family man, an |
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engaged citizen, and an admired member of the legal community, |
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and his contributions will be remembered for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Justice |
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Bailey Christian Moseley and extend sincere sympathy to all who |
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mourn his passing; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Bailey Moseley. |