Bill Text: TX SR294 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 294 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: In memory of Michael Hardee Driscoll of Harris County.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-25 - Reported enrolled [SR294 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SR294-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 294


	In Memory
	of
	Michael Hardee Driscoll

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
	residents of the Lone Star State in mourning the loss of former
	Harris County Attorney Michael Hardee Driscoll, who died
	February 19, 2013, at the age of 66; and
	WHEREAS, This revered gentleman leaves behind a legacy of
	political cooperation and bipartisanship; he was admired by his
	peers for consistently putting the public interest before his own
	personal gain; and
	WHEREAS, A Democrat who had friends on both sides of the
	aisle, Mr. Driscoll worked to limit sexually oriented businesses
	in Harris County, and he was a conservationist at a time when few
	public figures championed environmental protections; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his career, this man of integrity
	fought to maintain balance and justice in his native Houston; he
	was admired for his refusal to sidestep challenging issues, even
	when those issues were politically controversial; and
	WHEREAS, A nephew of both former United States Senator
	Ralph Yarborough and former Houston Mayor Neal Pickett,
	Mr. Driscoll began his own career in public service after he
	graduated from law school at the University of Houston; and
	WHEREAS, He was elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct
	8, Position 1, in 1973, and held that post until 1978; three years
	later, he became Harris County Attorney, a position in which he
	served honorably until 1996, when he learned he had Parkinson's
	disease and chose not to run for reelection; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1946 to Victor and Inez
	Driscoll, Mr. Driscoll was intrigued by politics early on; he
	worked as a congressional page in Washington, D.C., when he was a
	teenager; that trajectory of public service continued throughout
	his career, and the many achievements of this exemplary Texan
	will be long remembered; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the
	family of former Harris County Attorney Michael Hardee Driscoll;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
	expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that
	when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mike
	Driscoll.
	Ellis



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 25, 2013,
		by a rising vote.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate