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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 632
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In Memory |
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of |
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Alvin Leon Matthews |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Alvin Leon Matthews, |
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who died March 8, 2025, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, A native and lifelong Austinite, Alvin Matthews |
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was born on November 7, 1947, to Bernice Crenshaw Williams and |
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the late Ardell Matthews; from an early age he excelled as an |
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athlete, and he attended Stephen F. Austin High School, where he |
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earned a football scholarship to attend Texas A&I University in |
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Kingsville; in college his numerous achievements included being |
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named an All-American player and joining the Lone Star Conference |
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All-Decade Team, and he earned a degree in secondary education in |
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1970 and went on to serve with distinction as a member of the |
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United States Army National Guard for the next six years; and |
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WHEREAS, Al was a second-round National Football League |
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draft pick for the Green Bay Packers, and he went on to play |
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briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and for the San Francisco 49ers; |
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in 1972, he became the first African American football coach at |
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The University of Texas, and he later taught and coached at his |
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high school alma mater; after retiring from teaching, he pursued |
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a number of successful endeavors in real estate, construction, |
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and automotive sales; and |
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WHEREAS, A generous philanthropist, Al helped raise more |
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than $1.7 million through his National Association of |
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Professional Athletes Celebrity Golf Classic; he served on the |
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boards of several charitable organizations and received numerous |
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accolades for his extensive service to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Alvin Matthews was a man of wisdom, strength, and |
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unwavering kindness, and he was a devoted father to his two |
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children, Marcus and Kia; he was a treasured member of the Austin |
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community, and he will long be remembered with respect and |
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admiration by his loved ones and by all who were privileged to |
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share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Alvin Leon Matthews; 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 Alvin Matthews. |
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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 31, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |