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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a renowned attorney and |
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civic leader with the death of Susan Gay Morrison of Austin on July |
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11, 2025, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Angelo, Susan Morrison was born to |
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Eleanor and Herbert Morrison on February 14, 1958, and grew up |
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sharing in the companionship of two siblings, Nancy and Richard; |
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she graduated from San Angelo Central High School and continued her |
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education at The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor Law |
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School; while a student at UT, she worked with lawmakers and the |
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League of Women Voters to amend the state constitution to allow for |
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garnishment of wages of delinquent noncustodial parents, and voters |
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overwhelmingly approved the amendment in 1983; she began her career |
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as an assistant general counsel for the Texas Education Agency and |
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served as an administrative law judge; after a long tenure in |
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private practice, she became general counsel for the Texas School |
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for the Blind and Visually Impaired; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Morrison was a member of numerous professional |
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associations and held many leadership roles, including president of |
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Texas Women Lawyers and the Travis County Women Lawyers' |
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Association; moreover, she served on the State Bar's Grievance |
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Committee for District 9, and she was a director of the Travis |
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County Bar Association; among other accolades, she was named a Life |
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Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; she benefited the wider |
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community as chair of the Travis County Fee Dispute Committee and a |
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member of such bodies as the City of Austin Ethics Review Commission |
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and Mueller Airport Redevelopment Advisory Board; a former |
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president of the board of Communities in Schools, she helped |
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fundraise and advocate for services for at-risk students; she also |
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served as an election judge and as membership co-chair for the |
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Austin Area Board of the League of Women Voters; in addition, she |
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was very active in the Kiwanis Club and served as membership chair; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Morrison enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband of 20 years, John King, and she took |
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great pride in her stepchildren, Jillian and Spencer; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Susan Morrison's passing has brought great |
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sorrow to those who loved her, her life was an inspiring example of |
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the good that one person can accomplish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Susan Gay Morrison and extend sincere condolences to all who |
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mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Susan |
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Morrison. |