Bill Text: TX SR372 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Samuel E. Kinch, Jr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR372 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR372-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Samuel E. Kinch, Jr. | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of journalist and author Samuel E. Kinch, | ||
| Jr., who died February 1, 2011, at the age of 70; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sam Kinch, Jr., was born February 18, 1940, in | ||
| Fort Worth; he grew up in Austin, attending Pease and Bryker | ||
| Woods Elementary Schools and University Junior High School | ||
| before graduating from McCallum High School in 1958; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his active-duty military service in the | ||
| United States Army, Mr. Kinch earned bachelor's and master's | ||
| degrees at The University of Texas, where he was editor of The | ||
| Daily Texan and gained his first experience covering the Texas | ||
| Legislature as a reporter; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He married Lilas Janice Shelby on April 12, 1963, | ||
| and the couple soon moved to Washington, D.C., where he covered | ||
| politics during the administrations of Lyndon Johnson and | ||
| Richard Nixon for the National Observer, the Dallas | ||
| Times-Herald, and the Dallas Morning News; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kinch returned to Texas in 1970 as the state | ||
| political editor of the Dallas Morning News; he won numerous | ||
| awards for his reporting and he wrote three books, Texas Under a | ||
| Cloud, about the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, Too Much is Not | ||
| Enough, about state-level reform of campaign finance laws, and | ||
| Crapshoot Justice, about judicial election reform; he cofounded | ||
| Texas Weekly in 1984, which became the largest statewide report | ||
| on government and politics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Noted for his irreverent wit and his commitment to | ||
| journalism, he brought both a dogged determination and a humorous | ||
| touch to his coverage of issues affecting the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and kindness, he gave | ||
| unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, his generous spirit, and | ||
| his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be | ||
| forgotten by those who knew him; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
| grandfather, and his family and friends will continue to live | ||
| with the cherished memories of his life and his many | ||
| achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Sam Kinch; 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 Samuel E. Kinch, Jr. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2011, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
