Bill Text: TX SR747 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Thomas Paul Moore Jr.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-08 - Reported enrolled [SR747 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR747-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Thomas Paul Moore Jr. | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Waco in mourning the loss of Thomas Paul Moore Jr., | ||
who died on April 16, 2017, at the age of 98; and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong Waco resident, Tom Moore was born on | ||
May 16, 1918; he was one of the many descendants of Dr. Thomas | ||
Moore, a Kentucky physician who settled in Waco in 1870; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore earned his law degree from Baylor | ||
University in 1943, and he went on to serve in the United States | ||
Army; he met Natalie Barlow while attending military government | ||
school in Princeton, New Jersey, and the couple married in June | ||
of 1944, just before he was assigned to serve in Japan; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1952, Mr. Moore was elected to serve as the | ||
McLennan County district attorney; he was known for his powerful | ||
oratorical skills, and during his eight-year tenure, he served as | ||
prosecutor for several notable cases, including the first | ||
televised trial in Texas history; he maintained a private general | ||
civil and criminal defense practice in Waco from 1960 until 2014, | ||
and he was known as a fervent civil rights and organized labor | ||
supporter who believed in open government and equal access to | ||
power for all citizens; he never turned down a client, regardless | ||
of their ability to pay for his representation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was elected to the Texas House of | ||
Representatives in 1967; he served through three legislative | ||
sessions and was a leader of the "Dirty Thirty," a bipartisan | ||
group of House members who called for the investigation into what | ||
became known as the Sharpstown Scandal; the investigation | ||
ultimately led to a conviction of the Speaker of the House and to | ||
the passage of significant reform measures by the legislature in | ||
1973; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tom and his wife, Natalie Moore, were blessed with | ||
three children, Margaret Moore, Elizabeth Harris, and Thomas | ||
Paul Moore III; Natalie passed away in 1982; Tom married Robbie | ||
Farek in 1984, and by this marriage, he was blessed with another | ||
son, Grant Farek; he loved his family beyond all measure, and his | ||
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were a source | ||
of immense pride and joy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tom Moore was a man of deep faith who was noted for | ||
his delightful sense of humor, his keen intellect, and the joy he | ||
took in living each day to the fullest; he contributed greatly to | ||
his community and his state, and he will long be remembered with | ||
deep respect and admiration by all who were privileged to share | ||
in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Thomas Paul Moore Jr.; 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 Tom Moore. | ||
Watson, Birdwell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 8, 2017, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |