Bill Text: TX HR124 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Honorable Mark Silverstone of Georgetown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-23 - Reported enrolled [HR124 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR124-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 124 |
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WHEREAS, A life filled with notable accomplishments drew to a | ||
close with the passing of the Honorable Mark Silverstone of | ||
Georgetown on November 9, 2014, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mark Jerome Silverstone was born in Brownsville on | ||
May 30, 1949, to Mark and Helen Silverstone; after graduating with | ||
both a bachelor of business administration degree and a juris | ||
doctor degree from The University of Texas at Austin, he led a | ||
distinguished 33-year career as an attorney and managing partner | ||
with the law firm of Sneed, Vine & Perry, P.C.; and | ||
WHEREAS, On January 8, 2007, he was appointed by Governor | ||
Rick Perry as the first judge of the 425th District Court in | ||
Williamson County, and he was elected to that office by area voters | ||
the following year; throughout his tenure, he exemplified the | ||
highest standards of public service, and he was instrumental in the | ||
founding of the county's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) | ||
program in 2009; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional duties, Judge | ||
Silverstone was an active community leader and gave generously of | ||
his time and talents as a member of the board of the Georgetown | ||
Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the local Rotary Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Mark Silverstone made a positive difference in | ||
the lives of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and although | ||
he will be deeply missed, he leaves behind a legacy of meaningful | ||
service that will long inspire all those who had the good fortune to | ||
know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Mark | ||
Silverstone and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his wife, Georganna Silverstone; to his stepsons, Travis | ||
Perthuis and his wife, Brittany, and Brett Perthuis; to his | ||
brother, Elliot Silverstone, and his wife, Diane; and to his other | ||
relatives and many 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 Judge Mark | ||
Silverstone. | ||
Dale | ||
Gonzales | ||
Farney | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 124 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||