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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Brian Wesley Portugal of |
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Richardson on May 12, 2021, at the age of 40, has brought a great |
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loss to his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Dr. Joseph S. Portugal and Donna Allen, |
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Brian Portugal was born in Dallas on August 27, 1980; he completed |
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his bachelor's degree in history and political science at Texas |
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Christian University and went on to graduate from the Baylor |
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University School of Law; while working as a clerk for a senior |
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federal district judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was an adjunct |
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faculty member at the University of Tulsa College of Law; he moved |
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to Houston in 2006 to serve as a clerk for an appeals court judge and |
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then became a special assistant U.S. attorney and an assistant |
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state attorney general in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; later, |
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he was employed with the Dallas County Public Defender's Office and |
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Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman before going on |
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to become an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Portugal married the former Shannon Sanders on |
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September 25, 2010; they shared a similar sense of humor, as well as |
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a love of good food, good friends, and dogs, including their chow, |
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Jane; avid travelers, they visited Europe, the United Kingdom, |
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Canada, and many U.S. cities, and they enjoyed seeing the Boston Red |
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Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago Cubs on their home fields; they |
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also spent many happy times in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mr. Portugal |
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was a lifelong Episcopalian and served as a Eucharistic minister at |
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Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth; a man of many talents, he |
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was an excellent cook and an eloquent writer, and he possessed a |
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remarkable memory; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Brian Portugal sought to make |
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a positive difference in the world around him, and although he is |
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deeply missed by those he left behind, they will forever remember |
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his kindness, integrity, and dedication to his family and friends; |
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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 Brian Wesley Portugal |
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and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Brian |
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Wesley Portugal. |
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Spiller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1513 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 29, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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