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1	1	H.R. No. 2152
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Homer E. Dean, Jr., of Alice, a distinguished
6	6	attorney and an admired community leader, passed away on August 18,
7	7	2008, at the age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Kaufman to Homer E. Dean, Sr., and Ivor
9	9	Connell Dean on September 18, 1918, Homer Dean attended the
10	10	two-room schoolhouse where his mother was a teacher; he eventually
11	11	set his sights on a legal career and worked five jobs while earning
12	12	his bachelor's and law degrees at Baylor University; in November
13	13	1941, he married fellow Baylor graduate Barbara Roberts, and the
14	14	couple moved to Alice, where Mr. Dean had been offered a job with
15	15	the firm of Lloyd and Lloyd; and
16	16	WHEREAS, The newlyweds' lives soon changed course following
17	17	the attack on Pearl Harbor; Mr. Dean enlisted in the U.S. Army, and
18	18	he was assigned to military language institutes in New York City and
19	19	Berkeley, California; after the war ended, he and his wife returned
20	20	to Alice, though he continued to serve in the Army Reserves until
21	21	his retirement as lieutenant colonel; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Dedicated to the field of law, Mr. Dean was named the
23	23	1969 General Practitioner of the Year by the State Bar Association
24	24	in the first year the award was bestowed; he practiced actively for
25	25	more than half a century, arguing cases before the Texas Supreme
26	26	Court and numerous state and federal appellate courts, and
27	27	thoroughly enjoyed his chosen profession; along the way, he served
28	28	as board chair of the State Bar of Texas and mentored numerous
29	29	attorneys, including a grandson and a niece; and
30	30	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan entered public service in 1947
31	31	as Jim Wells County attorney and went on to work as the county's
32	32	election chair for the U.S. Senate campaign of Lyndon Baines
33	33	Johnson; he subsequently served as district attorney from 1950 to
34	34	1952 and cofounded the Security Federal Savings and Loan
35	35	Association, which made low-cost home loans to returning
36	36	servicemen; a visionary civic leader, he helped found the Alice
37	37	Water Authority in 1962 and later negotiated the city's first
38	38	contract for water from Lake Corpus Christi; the Homer E. Dean, Jr.,
39	39	Alice Water Plant was dedicated on his 80th birthday in 1998 in
40	40	recognition of his more than 35 years of service to the water
41	41	authority; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Mr. Dean further shared his time and talents with
43	43	the Alice Industrial Foundation, the Jim Wells County Master
44	44	Planning Association, the Kiwanis Club, the Masons, and the South
45	45	Texas Children's Home, which he served as a board member; he was a
46	46	faithful member of First Baptist Church, where he was a longtime
47	47	deacon and Sunday school teacher who was respected for his
48	48	extensive knowledge of the Bible; and
49	49	WHEREAS, Demonstrating an adventurous spirit, Mr. Dean took
50	50	great pleasure in traveling the world with his wife and family;
51	51	moreover, he was known for his love of nature and his stewardship of
52	52	the land; and
53	53	WHEREAS, Homer Dean brought to his many endeavors enthusiasm
54	54	and a desire to make a positive difference; although he is deeply
55	55	missed, he leaves behind a legacy that will long resonate in the
56	56	community and state he was proud to call home; now, therefore, be it
57	57	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
58	58	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Homer E. Dean, Jr.,
59	59	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
60	60	wife of 66 years, Barbara Dean; to his daughters, Barbara Dean
61	61	Hendricks and her husband, Bill, Ruth Dean Brillhart and her
62	62	husband, Don, and Grace Elizabeth Black and her husband, John; to
63	63	his grandchildren, Burton Dean Brillhart and his wife, Amy, Robert
64	64	Martin Brillhart and his wife, Kim, Katherine Lee Steele, Jack
65	65	Calloway Steele, Elizabeth Shields and her husband, Brad, and
66	66	William Connell Black; to his great-grandchildren, Annie Mitschke
67	67	Brillhart, Peden Burton Brillhart, and Calloway Thompson Steele; to
68	68	his sister, Mettie Dean Corley; to his nieces and nephews, Dean
69	69	Corley Myane, Terry McClaugherty Josey, and General John Donald
70	70	Wesley Corley; to his cousin, Jana Barr Brown; and to his other
71	71	relatives and friends; and, be it further
72	72	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
73	73	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
74	74	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Homer Dean.
75	75	Gonzalez Toureilles
76	76	______________________________
77	77	Speaker of the House
78	78	I certify that H.R. No. 2152 was unanimously adopted by a
79	79	rising vote of the House on May 21, 2009.
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81	81	Chief Clerk of the House