Bill Text: TX HR970 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 970 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of John Steven Mostyn of Houston.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-26 - Reported enrolled [HR970 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR970-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 970



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and
	generosity of John Steven Mostyn of Houston, who passed away on
	November 15, 2017, at the age of 46; and
	WHEREAS, John Steven Mostyn was born on March 25, 1971, in
	Perth, Australia, to George and Glenda Jean Mostyn; the family soon
	moved to East Texas, where Steve was raised with the companionship
	of a brother and a beloved sister, Jaculyn, whom he adored and
	admired; Steve was a very bright and outgoing child; upon
	graduating from high school in Whitehouse, Texas, he proudly
	attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a
	bachelor's degree in business administration; Steve was admitted to
	South Texas College of Law, where he obtained a juris doctorate
	degree in 1996 and graduated cum laude; and
	WHEREAS, Determined to use his skills and legal acumen to
	help others, Steve founded a private law practice in 1999,
	specializing in civil litigation; his expertise notably influenced
	business-to-consumer practices within the medical and insurance
	industries while obtaining significant recoveries for individuals
	and families; and
	WHEREAS, Steve met and fell head over heels in love with
	attorney Amber Anderson; they married in 2006 and began working as
	partners in the Mostyn Law Firm; the couple demonstrated a visibly
	deep bond, making them nearly inseparable; Steve was a devoted
	family man and an enormously proud father of two beautiful
	children, Mitchell and Avalyn, with whom he enjoyed countless
	sporting activities, travels, and family adventures; and
	WHEREAS, Steve cared deeply for the most vulnerable residents
	of Texas; he founded the Mostyn Moreno Educational Foundation,
	which was named in honor of Steve's mother, the late Glenda Jean
	Mostyn, and in memory of his good friend, State Representative Joe
	Moreno; the foundation has helped thousands of Texas children with
	special needs; Steve's philanthropy continued as he became an
	ongoing donor to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and he
	was also the largest individual benefactor to the Special Olympics
	of Texas for the construction of the 20,000-square-foot Special
	Olympics headquarters in Austin that was named after Amber's
	mother, Christi Stanley; and
	WHEREAS, Along with his wife and their talented legal team,
	Steve helped thousands of families recover from the catastrophic
	damage of Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Sandy; highly respected by his
	peers, he became the youngest president of the Texas Trial Lawyers
	Association, and he later founded the Texas Association of Consumer
	Lawyers in 2014; and
	WHEREAS, Steve was well-known as a prominent influencer in
	the political landscape of Texas and throughout the country; and
	WHEREAS, Steve Mostyn will forever be regarded as a strong
	voice for the voiceless, a fierce fighter for justice, and a
	tireless advocate committed to the greater good; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of John Steven
	Mostyn on his birthday, March 25, 2019, and extend sincere
	condolences to his family 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 Steve
	Mostyn.

	Thierry

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 970 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 25, 2019.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House