Bill Text: TX HR893 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Wales Hendrix Madden Jr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR893 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR893-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 893 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed attorney, | ||
| businessman, and civic leader with the passing of Wales Hendrix | ||
| Madden Jr. on December 24, 2018, at the age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Wales and Kathryn Madden, Wales Madden | ||
| Jr. was born on September 1, 1927, in Amarillo; after serving his | ||
| country during World War II as a member of the U.S. Navy, he earned | ||
| his bachelor's and law degrees from The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin and embarked on a successful legal career; he started out as | ||
| an attorney for the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation and went on to | ||
| become a partner at Selectman and Madden; in 1985, he established | ||
| his own practice; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Madden gave of his time and talents to such | ||
| worthy organizations as the Mesa Petroleum Board, the Texas Water | ||
| Development Board, the President's Export Council, and the | ||
| Citizens' Committee on Property Tax Relief; also active in | ||
| politics, he developed personal relationships with numerous state | ||
| and national elected officials, and he supported the presidential | ||
| campaigns of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The youngest member ever appointed to The University | ||
| of Texas Board of Regents, Mr. Madden also led the UT Centennial | ||
| Commission and the Ex-Students' Association; moreover, he held | ||
| leadership roles with Amarillo College, Trinity University, and | ||
| West Texas A&M University and served on the Governor's Committee on | ||
| Public School Education and the State's Select Committee on Higher | ||
| Education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Madden received many accolades over the years, | ||
| including the Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer Award from the Texas | ||
| Bar Foundation, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for Outstanding | ||
| Leadership in Higher Education, and the UT System's highest honor, | ||
| the Santa Rita Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On November 8, 1952, he married Abbie Cowden, and | ||
| the couple shared a richly rewarding marriage that spanned nearly | ||
| six decades; Mr. Madden took great pride in his children, Wales and | ||
| Straughn, and with the passing years, he was further blessed with | ||
| four grandchildren, Wales, Hamilton, Mac, and Callie, three | ||
| step-grandchildren, Shawnee, Brandi, and Cody, and numerous | ||
| great-grandchildren; passionate about the great outdoors, he | ||
| scaled every mountain over 14,000 feet in Colorado and regularly | ||
| hiked in Palo Duro Canyon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wales Madden led a rich and purposeful life, and he | ||
| leaves behind a record of engagement that will continue to inspire | ||
| all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Wales Hendrix | ||
| Madden Jr. and extend sincere condolences to his 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 Wales | ||
| Madden. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 893 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 5, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
