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1	1	H.R. No. 882
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, A lifetime of meaningful judicial, legal, and
6	6	community service drew to a close with the passing of the Honorable
7	7	William S. Lott of Georgetown on February 11, 2009, at the age of
8	8	90; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Judge Lott presided over the 26th Judicial District
10	10	from 1977 until his retirement in 1992; his dedication to closely
11	11	interpreting the state's laws was widely known, and his integrity
12	12	and detail-oriented approach to legal issues inspired numerous
13	13	other lawyers and judges through the years; and
14	14	WHEREAS, William Sunday Lott was born on April 28, 1918, in
15	15	Clarendon and spent his youth in Amarillo; after studying at
16	16	Centenary College in Louisiana and earning his law degree from The
17	17	University of Texas School of Law in 1940, he served in the Security
18	18	Intelligence Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II; his duties
19	19	while in uniform included serving as a special agent to the 1945
20	20	peace conference that resulted in the organization of the United
21	21	Nations; and
22	22	WHEREAS, In 1944, Mr. Lott wed Ellagene Eanes, and they
23	23	settled in Georgetown following the war; the couple raised two
24	24	children, Cathy and Bill, and their marriage continued for 51
25	25	years, until Mrs. Lott's passing in 1995; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Judge Lott was a skilled lawyer who served as
27	27	assistant attorney general for the State of Texas from 1947 to 1952
28	28	and worked as the assistant county attorney for Williamson County;
29	29	he also maintained a private law practice in Georgetown prior to his
30	30	election to the bench in 1976; and
31	31	WHEREAS, This innovative judge played a central role in
32	32	efforts to build the Central Texas Treatment Center, which provides
33	33	alcohol and drug rehabilitation services, and he also oversaw
34	34	important changes to the juvenile probation system and urged the
35	35	construction of a juvenile detention center; once completed, that
36	36	center was named in Judge Lott's honor, and he also received a
37	37	number of other honors and tributes through the years, being named
38	38	Man of the Year by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce in 1979, a
39	39	fellow of the Texas State Bar Association in 1984, and receiving the
40	40	Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgetown Area Community
41	41	Foundation; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Judge Lott's commitment to his community extended
43	43	beyond the courtroom; he was an active participant in a long list of
44	44	organizations, committees, and charity efforts, which included the
45	45	Masonic Lodge, the Georgetown Rotary and Lions Clubs, the United
46	46	Way, the Georgetown Citizens' Advisory Committee, and many more;
47	47	remembered as a courtly gentleman who proudly upheld dignified
48	48	traditions both inside and outside the courtroom, William Lott had
49	49	a lasting and profound effect on the citizens of Williamson County,
50	50	and his legacy will be respected far into the future; now,
51	51	therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
53	53	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable William
54	54	S. Lott and express sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
55	55	to his children, Cathy Lott Durr and Bill Hervey Lott and his wife,
56	56	Gisela; to his grandchildren, Ryan Travis Lott and Neal Brandon
57	57	Lott; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
59	59	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
60	60	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judge
61	61	William S. Lott.
62	62	Gattis
63	63	Maldonado
64	64	______________________________
65	65	Speaker of the House
66	66	I certify that H.R. No. 882 was unanimously adopted by a
67	67	rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
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69	69	Chief Clerk of the House