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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 397
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In Memory |
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Roy Quillin Minton |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Roy Quillin Minton, who died |
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March 25, 2021, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Minton was born on November 9, 1931, in |
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Dallas, and he grew up in the University Park neighborhood until |
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moving with his family to Denton in 1940; the tragic death of his |
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father during his teenage years was a traumatic event after which |
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Roy felt compelled to take a significant leadership role in his |
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family; the sense of responsibility that ensued became a trait |
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that he gladly embraced for the rest of his life; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending Schreiner College, Roy served the |
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nation with distinction as a fighter pilot in the United States |
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Air Force and as a flight commander captain for the Texas Air |
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National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, While a student at North Texas State University, |
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he met and married the love of his life, Barbara LaJoy Francis, |
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and they enjoyed nearly 65 years of marriage together; they were |
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blessed with five children, David, Emily, Burton, Franklin, and |
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Perry, and their 11 grandchildren and two great-grandsons were a |
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source of much pride and joy for him; and |
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WHEREAS, A few years after starting their family, Roy and |
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Barbara moved to Austin, and Roy graduated with honors from The |
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University of Texas School of Law; he began his legal career by |
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serving in the Travis County District Attorney's Office; in 1963, |
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he established a law firm with Perry Jones that would later |
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become Minton, Burton, Foster, and Collins; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his leadership, Minton, Burton, Foster, and |
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Collins became one of the premier criminal defense firms in |
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Austin; it also became well known for representing many complex |
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civil litigation matters; at the core of Roy's success in his |
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fierce advocacy for his clients and friends was his epic skill as |
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a strategist and a storyteller; the firm's downtown office was a |
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noted gathering place for the city's high-profile citizens to |
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discuss political strategy, legal counsel, and a wide variety of |
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issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy Minton was an extraordinary lawyer and a man of |
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courage, determination, and generosity who gave unselfishly to |
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others; he was an avid outdoorsman, and his famous Fourth of July |
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gatherings on the Guadalupe River will long be remembered with |
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affection by all who were privileged to share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Roy Quillin Minton; 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 Roy Minton. |
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Eckhardt |
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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 May 11, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |