Bill Text: TX HR1150 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Ryle "Bill" Edwards Jr. of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1150 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1150-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1150 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of William Ryle Edwards Jr. of Corpus | ||
| Christi on March 13, 2023, at the age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Catherine and William Edwards, Bill | ||
| Edwards was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 25, 1931, and | ||
| he grew up in Virginia with the companionship of his brother, Jack; | ||
| he graduated from Staunton Military Academy and went on to receive | ||
| both his bachelor's degree and his law degree from the University of | ||
| Virginia; a talented diver, he won the Virginia title for low-board | ||
| diving and the Amateur Athletic Union state championship for | ||
| high-board diving; in 1953, he joined the U.S. Army; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards moved to Texas to embark on his legal | ||
| career, joining the firm of Baker Botts in Houston; shortly | ||
| thereafter, he relocated to Corpus Christi and eventually opened | ||
| his own personal injury practice, The Edwards Law Firm; he was | ||
| active in a number of statewide professional organizations and | ||
| served as president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in 1968, | ||
| on the board of governors for the Association of Trial Lawyers of | ||
| America, and as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial | ||
| Lawyers; in the course of his service to his community and state, he | ||
| advocated to change the law in Texas for people receiving | ||
| compensation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Edwards was an avid | ||
| fisherman and also enjoyed hunting, gardening, ranching, and | ||
| playing handball; while he was committed to "what was right," he | ||
| never failed to enjoy the luxuries of life and also appreciated | ||
| Texas' nature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although he will be deeply missed, the passage of | ||
| time will never diminish the joy and love that Bill Edwards brought | ||
| into the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Ryle | ||
| Edwards Jr. and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Sally Lander; to his children, Terry Baiamonte | ||
| and her husband, Rob, Margaret "Libby" Edwards Pender and her | ||
| husband, Frank, William R. "Billy" Edwards III and his wife, Paula, | ||
| and Dr. Margaret Lander Rising; to his grandchildren, Lander Beck | ||
| Baiamonte, Benjamin Scott Baiamonte and his wife, Caroline, Stewart | ||
| Randall Mann and his wife, Carrie, William Price Salem, William R. | ||
| "Ryle" Edwards IV, John A. "Alex" Edwards, Jack Edwards Rising, and | ||
| Linn Edwards Rising; to his great-grandchildren, Conlee Stewart | ||
| Mann and Everett Ames Mann; and to his many other relatives and | ||
| friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bill | ||
| Edwards. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1150 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
