Bill Text: TX SR348 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming Patrick Guinness to the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-10 - Reported enrolled [SR348 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR348-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Irish historian Patrick Guinness is visiting the | ||
| State Capitol on March 23, 2015, and this is a fitting opportunity | ||
| to pay tribute to this accomplished writer and scholar; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of the Honorable Desmond Guinness, an | ||
| architecture historian and conservationist, and Princess Henriette | ||
| Marie-Gabrielle von Urach, Patrick Desmond Carl-Alexander Guinness | ||
| is descended from the famous Guinness dynasty of brewers on his | ||
| father's side and from European royalty on his mother's side; he was | ||
| educated at Winchester College and Trinity College Dublin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A lawyer by training and a financial analyst by | ||
| profession, Mr. Guinness is an expert on Irish history; he is the | ||
| author of Arthur's Round: The Life and Times of Brewing Legend | ||
| Arthur Guinness, a biography of his ancestor who founded the | ||
| Guinness brewery; he has lectured on genetic genealogy as it | ||
| pertains to the early history of Ireland, and he has supported | ||
| academic research on Irish genetics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Raised in historic Leixlip Castle, Mr. Guinness | ||
| has restored his current residence, Furness House, a Georgian | ||
| country house in County Kildare dating from the 1730s; he is a | ||
| member of the County Kildare Archaeological Society and the Order | ||
| of Clans of Ireland, and he serves as a trustee of the Iveagh | ||
| Trust and as president of the Irish Georgian Society, which was | ||
| founded by his parents to help preserve Irish architecture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Just as Texans take great pride in the history of | ||
| the Lone Star State, the people of Ireland are famously proud of | ||
| their rich and ancient culture, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| recognize Patrick Guinness for his lifelong dedication to the | ||
| study and preservation of the heritage of his native land; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby welcome Patrick Guinness to the State | ||
| Capitol and extend to him sincere best wishes for an enjoyable | ||
| and memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Mr. Guinness as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 10, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
