| 1 | 1 | | 81R6030 CBE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Naishtat H.R. No. 285 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Citizens of Travis County lost an admired community |
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| 7 | 7 | | activist with the death of Green Party co-chair William Judson |
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| 8 | 8 | | Holloway III on January 8, 2009, at the age of 44; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City on July 31, 1964, Bill |
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| 10 | 10 | | Holloway was the only son of Judge William Judson Holloway, Jr., and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Helen Hoehn Holloway; he developed a love of the outdoors during |
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| 12 | 12 | | family vacations in the Rocky Mountains and as a camper and |
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| 13 | 13 | | counselor at Cheley Colorado Camps, and he earned his Eagle Scout |
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| 14 | 14 | | badge in 1980; a gifted student as well, he graduated cum laude from |
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| 15 | 15 | | Casady School and went on to attend Bucknell University, where he |
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| 16 | 16 | | was awarded the W. Norwood Lowry Prize for his achievements in |
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| 17 | 17 | | physics; he subsequently earned a master of science degree in |
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| 18 | 18 | | nonlinear physics from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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| 19 | 19 | | pursued studies in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Holloway began his career at National |
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| 21 | 21 | | Instruments and later founded his own Internet consulting firm, but |
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| 22 | 22 | | he is perhaps best remembered for his generous volunteer efforts in |
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| 23 | 23 | | behalf of numerous organizations; he served as Texas director of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the Northern Flyer Alliance, which is dedicated to the |
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| 25 | 25 | | reintroduction of passenger rail, and he was involved in the Green |
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| 26 | 26 | | Party at the local, state, and national levels, serving as co-chair |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the Travis County group; moreover, he was active in the ACLU of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas Central Texas Chapter, and he served as a counselor for a rape |
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| 29 | 29 | | crisis hotline; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Known for his heartfelt dedication to the causes he |
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| 31 | 31 | | believed in, Bill Holloway strived to make a positive difference in |
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| 32 | 32 | | the world around him, and his myriad contributions will continue to |
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| 33 | 33 | | resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Judson |
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| 36 | 36 | | Holloway III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 37 | 37 | | family: to his parents, the Honorable William Judson Holloway, Jr., |
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| 38 | 38 | | and Helen Hoehn Holloway; to his sister, Gentry Holloway; to his |
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| 39 | 39 | | nephews, Jack and Josh Holloway; and to his other relatives and many |
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| 40 | 40 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bill |
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| 44 | 44 | | Holloway. |
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