Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HR690 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R9658 JKB-D
2	2	By: Maldonado H.R. No. 690
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County lost a respected
7	7	court judge and a beloved member of the community with the passing
8	8	of the Honorable William Sunday Lott on February 11, 2009, at the
9	9	age of 90; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Born on April 28, 1918, to Hervey and Fannie Lott,
11	11	William Lott grew up in Amarillo and earned his law degree from The
12	12	University of Texas School of Law in 1940; answering his nation's
13	13	call to duty during World War II, he served with the U.S. Army
14	14	Security Intelligence Corps and was selected to travel to San
15	15	Francisco for the conference where the United Nations was
16	16	organized; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Mr. Lott married the former Ellagene Eanes in 1944,
18	18	and the couple were blessed with two children, Cathy and Bill, and
19	19	two grandchildren, Ryan and Neal; Mr. Lott served as assistant
20	20	attorney general for the State of Texas from 1947 to 1952 and
21	21	afterward opened a private law practice in Georgetown; and
22	22	WHEREAS, In 1976, he was elected judge of the 26th District
23	23	Court of Williamson County; during his 16 years of dedicated
24	24	service on the bench, he played a pivotal role in establishing the
25	25	county's "tough on crime" reputation; an expert on evidence and
26	26	procedure, he was passionate about the law and maintained a strict,
27	27	no-nonsense atmosphere in his courtroom; he was instrumental in the
28	28	creation of the Central Texas Treatment Center for drug and alcohol
29	29	rehabilitation and instituted salient reforms to the county's
30	30	juvenile probation system; the county paid tribute to his life and
31	31	work in 1986 by naming the William S. Lott Juvenile Center in his
32	32	honor; following his retirement from the court in 1992, Judge Lott
33	33	continued to share his knowledge and expertise with members of the
34	34	court, keeping himself available to fill in as a visiting judge; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Judge Lott received numerous accolades in his
36	36	distinguished career, including the Man of the Year honor from the
37	37	Georgetown Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement
38	38	Award from the Georgetown Area Community Foundation, and he was
39	39	elected president of the Williamson County Bar Association; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Active in his community, Judge Lott was a director
41	41	of First National Bank in Georgetown, a Mason for more than 60
42	42	years, and a member of the Georgetown Rotary and Lions Clubs;
43	43	moreover, he was a congregant at First United Methodist Church of
44	44	Georgetown, where he served as a trustee; he also served on the
45	45	regional boards of the Wesleyan Home, the United Way, the American
46	46	Cancer Society, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, and the
47	47	Georgetown Citizens' Advisory Committee; and
48	48	WHEREAS, A quintessential Southern gentleman with a wicked
49	49	sense of humor, William Lott served the residents of Williamson
50	50	County with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering devotion to
51	51	the well-being of his community and its citizens, and all those
52	52	fortunate enough to have known him will forever cherish their
53	53	memories of this esteemed Texan; now, therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
55	55	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable William
56	56	Sunday Lott and express sincere sympathy to the members of his
57	57	family: to his children, Cathy Lott Durr and Bill Hervey Lott and
58	58	his wife, Gisela; to his grandchildren, Ryan Travis Lott and Neal
59	59	Brandon Lott; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
60	60	further
61	61	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
62	62	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
63	63	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judge Lott.