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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Frank Wayne Calhoun, a former state |
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representative, esteemed attorney, and friend to many, passed away |
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on April 24, 2021, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ruby and Wilmer Calhoun, Frank Calhoun |
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was born in Houston on April 15, 1933, and grew up in Moody with an |
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older brother, Cecil; after serving his country in the U.S. Navy |
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during the Korean War, he earned his bachelor's degree in history |
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from Texas Tech University and his law degree from The University of |
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Texas; he began his career as an attorney in Abilene and became a |
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named partner in Byrd, Shaw, Weeks and Calhoun; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1966, Mr. Calhoun won the first of four terms in |
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the Texas House of Representatives; he served on numerous |
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committees, and he was chair of Criminal Jurisprudence and vice |
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chair of Urban Affairs, Psychiatric Problems of Youth, and |
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Cooperation Among Ad Valorem Taxation Authorities; in addition, he |
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was a delegate to the state Constitutional Convention of 1974; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Calhoun went on to practice public law with a |
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prominent Houston firm, Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, and |
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his work with clients on legislative and administrative matters |
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eventually prompted him to settle in the state capital; following |
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his retirement, he continued to represent a few longtime clients |
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while pursuing his many interests, including reading, genealogy, |
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tennis, hunting, fishing, and visiting Big Bend National Park; he |
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was elected a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas, and he |
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worked to preserve the state's heritage as chair of the San Jacinto |
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Historical Advisory Board, the board of the Institute of Texan |
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Cultures, and the Advisory Council of the Harry Ransom Humanities |
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Research Center at UT; in addition, he was a trustee of the San |
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Jacinto Museum of History and a member of the executive committee |
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for the Texas Film Commission; the generous Frank W. Calhoun |
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Exhibitions Endowment, supported by a challenge grant from the |
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National Endowment for the Humanities, has enhanced programs at the |
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Ransom Center; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Frank Calhoun brings great |
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sadness to all who knew him, he leaves behind a legacy that his |
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loved ones can forever remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frank Wayne Calhoun |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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sons, Michael Calhoun and his wife, Renee, and David Calhoun and his |
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wife, Kathy; to his daughter, Lee Ann Coulter, and her husband, |
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Keith; to his granddaughters, Audrey, Keaton, Sarah, and Kiley |
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Calhoun and Suzanne, Katherine, and Maggie Coulter; and to his |
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other relatives 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 the |
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Honorable Frank Calhoun. |
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Lambert |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 908 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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