Bill Text: TX SR330 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James A. Turman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR330 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR330-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
James A. Turman | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of James A. "Jimmy" Turman, who died | ||
February 13, 2019, at the age of 91; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jimmy Turman was an exemplary citizen and an | ||
effective public servant whose work as speaker of the Texas House | ||
of Representatives played an important role in putting the state | ||
on a sound fiscal footing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born November 29, 1927, he earned degrees at East | ||
Texas State Teachers College and served as a junior high school | ||
principal in Paris before entering the armed forces as a member | ||
of the United States Navy; after his military service, he earned | ||
a doctorate in education and psychology from The University of | ||
Texas in 1957; and | ||
WHEREAS, While still attending college, he followed his | ||
passion for politics, and in 1954, he won his first election to | ||
the Texas Legislature; he was elected speaker of the House in | ||
1961 and was responsible for the passage of a broad-based | ||
statewide sales tax; he also presided over legislation that | ||
provided a pay raise for Texas teachers; and | ||
WHEREAS, After leaving elective politics, he served in a | ||
number of governmental offices; he was chief of staff for United | ||
States Congressman Jim Mattox and was regional director of a | ||
government resettlement program that assisted Vietnamese | ||
refugeesafterthefallofSaigon;heconcludedhiscareerin | ||
public service by serving as a senior research analyst in the | ||
Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts under Bob | ||
Bullock; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Turman was blessed with a wonderful family; | ||
his wife, Joan Turman, his four stepchildren, his late son, Art | ||
Turman, and his grandchild and five stepgrandchildren were a | ||
source of much pride and joy for him; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and generosity, he | ||
gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, his commitment to | ||
public service, and his enthusiasm for living each day to the | ||
fullest will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to | ||
share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of James A. Turman; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Jimmy Turman. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 7, 2019, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |