Bill Text: TX HR430 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of former Texas Supreme Court chief justice Joe Greenhill.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-16 - Reported enrolled [HR430 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR430-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 430

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost a preeminent native son
with the death of former Texas Supreme Court chief justice Joe
Greenhill of Austin, the longest-serving member of the court, who
passed away on February 11, 2011, at the age of 96; and
WHEREAS, Judge Greenhill joined the Texas Supreme Court in
1957 and presided as chief justice from 1972 to 1982; known for
being meticulous and dedicated, he was an extraordinary scholar
whose opinions continue to influence Texas jurisprudence; and
WHEREAS, A 1939 graduate of The University of Texas School of
Law, Joe Greenhill served his country with distinction as a member
of the U.S. Navy, working in naval intelligence and on a minesweeper
in the Pacific during World War II, and then as an assistant
attorney general of Texas after the war; and
WHEREAS, In addition to cofounding the law firm of Graves,
Dougherty & Greenhill in Austin in 1950, Judge Greenhill had a
distinguished legal career that concluded after more than a
quarter-century with the Baker Botts law firm, where he kept
regular office hours until just a few years ago; in 1989, Baker
Botts established the Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law at
The University of Texas in Judge Greenhill's name; and
WHEREAS, Joe Greenhill was an outstanding Texan and a
distinguished jurist, and his deep commitment to justice and the
law will continue to resonate in countless lives for many years to
come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Joe
Greenhill and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife of 70 years, Martha; to his children, Joe Greenhill,
Jr., and Bill Greenhill and his wife, Ann; to his granddaughter,
Emily Pierce, and her husband, Adam; to his grandsons, Duke
Greenhill, Frank Greenhill, and Joe Greenhill V and his wife,
Melissa; to his great-grandchildren, Elliott Pierce and Violet
Pierce; 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 Joe
Greenhill.
Branch
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
Allen Gooden Murphy
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
Aycock Harless Parker
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
Berman Hartnett Paxton
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
Branch Hochberg Phillips
Brown Hopson Pickett
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
Button Huberty Quintanilla
Cain Hughes Raymond
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
Carter Isaac Riddle
Castro Jackson Ritter
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
Christian Keffer Schwertner
Coleman King of Parker Scott
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
Deshotel Lavender Strama
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
Dutton Lozano Thompson
Eiland Lucio III Torres
Eissler Lyne Truitt
Elkins Madden Turner
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Margo Villarreal
Fletcher Marquez Vo
Flynn Martinez Walle
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
Gallego McClendon White
Garza Menendez Woolley
Geren Miles Workman
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 430 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on February 15, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House