Bill Text: TX SCR53 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dana Sean Shurtleff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [SCR53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR53-Enrolled.html
S.C.R. No. 53 |
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an admired public servant | ||
with the untimely death of Dana Sean Shurtleff of Georgetown on July | ||
30, 2016, at the age of 34; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on May 26, 1982, Sean Shurtleff | ||
was the son of Dana Charles Shurtleff and Paula Clark; he attended | ||
Dallas Baptist University, where he met his future wife, Anna, and | ||
went on to graduate from John Brown University with honors; in 2007, | ||
he earned a master's degree in government with honors from Regent | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Shurtleff joined the Texas Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission as a policy analyst in September 2009, and he was | ||
involved in significant reviews of many state agencies, including | ||
the Public Utility Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental | ||
Quality, Texas Lottery Commission, and Department of Assistive and | ||
Rehabilitative Services; he was project manager of the Sunset | ||
review of the Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner, which | ||
resulted in the abolishment of that office in 2013, and although the | ||
process was at times contentious, he handled it with characteristic | ||
professionalism and grace; most recently, he managed reviews of the | ||
State Bar and the Board of Law Examiners, and even while battling | ||
cancer, he continued to focus diligently on those projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the commission, | ||
Mr. Shurtleff demonstrated a steadfast commitment to his | ||
responsibilities and to his coworkers, who especially admired his | ||
dogged enthusiasm for making government work better; he was always | ||
thoughtful and supportive, whether stepping in to help with a | ||
pressing assignment or lending a friendly hand with a car repair or | ||
a move; his infectious smile brightened the days of all he | ||
encountered, and he maintained a remarkably positive attitude even | ||
during his illness; he worried most about the impact his challenges | ||
would have on others, and his parting advice to his colleagues was | ||
"Hang in there, stay the course, and be kind to one another"; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted husband, Mr. Shurtleff shared a rewarding | ||
11-year marriage with his wife, Anna, and he took great pride in his | ||
son, William, and daughter, Elizabeth; sustained by an unwavering | ||
faith, he was an active member of Grace Covenant Church in Austin; | ||
in his leisure time, he avidly followed the Rangers and Cowboys, and | ||
he loved science fiction, especially Star Trek and Star Wars, as | ||
well as comic book heroes, particularly Superman; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sean Shurtleff set an inspiring example through his | ||
generosity, compassion, and dedication to public service, and he is | ||
deeply missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to the life of Dana Sean Shurtleff and extend | ||
sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
Sean Shurtleff. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the Senate | ||
on April 20, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the House | ||
on May 4, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |