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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 461
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In Memory |
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of |
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George P. Kazen |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of the Honorable George P. Kazen, who died |
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April 27, 2021, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, George Kazen was an exemplary citizen and a highly |
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regarded federal judge whose fairness, integrity, and thorough |
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knowledge of the law had a profound impact on jurisprudence in |
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our state and nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 29, 1940, he grew up in Laredo |
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and attended Saint Joseph's Academy; he went on to earn a degree |
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from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member |
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of the Law Review; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Kazen was nominated by President Jimmy |
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Carter to a seat on the United States District Court in 1979, and |
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he served with distinction for nearly 40 years with the Laredo |
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Division of the Southern District of Texas; he served as chief |
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judge for the district from 1996 to 2003, and he was appointed to |
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the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, He assumed senior status in 2009 but remained |
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active, and he continued to handle a third of the Laredo |
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Division's civil and criminal docket until his retirement in |
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2018; in recognition of his years of exceptional service, the |
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federal courthouse in Laredo was named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Catholic who practiced his faith in his |
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daily life, Judge Kazen was involved in supporting a number of |
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charitable Catholic organizations, and he served as a member of |
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the Red Mass planning committee for the Diocese of Laredo since |
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its inception in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband to the late Barbara Ann |
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Kazen and a loving father to his four children; he was respected |
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and admired by all who were privileged to share in his life, and |
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he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and his 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 George P. Kazen; 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 George Kazen. |
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Zaffirini |
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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 21, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |