Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1095
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr.
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of Dallas in mourning the loss of the Honorable Leonard
7	7	E. Hoffman, Jr., who died May 22, 2009, at the age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Leonard Hoffman was born in Little Rock,
9	9	Arkansas, and moved with his family to Tyler, where he graduated
10	10	from high school; he attended Tyler Junior College and studied
11	11	law at The University of Texas in Austin before serving his
12	12	country during World War II for almost four years in the United
13	13	States Army; and
14	14	WHEREAS, After his military service, Leonard Hoffman
15	15	returned to The University of Texas at Austin and earned his law
16	16	degree in 1947; he was in private practice for 22 years in Dallas
17	17	before being elected judge of the 160th District Court, where he
18	18	served from 1971 through 1987; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Mr. Hoffman was dedicated to his work in the legal
20	20	profession; he had a rewarding 55-year career as a lawyer, a
21	21	judge, an arbitrator, and a mediator, but he was most proud of his
22	22	role in integrating the Dallas Bar Association in 1963;
23	23	professional honors he received include the Justice Emeritus
24	24	award from the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts; and
25	25	WHEREAS, He was a Mason, a member of the Oak Cliff Lions
26	26	Club, a leader of the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of
27	27	America, an officer and director of the Mental Health Association
28	28	of Dallas County, and head of the local chapter of the Society of
29	29	Mayflower Descendants; he was a founder of and an active leader
30	30	in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd; and
31	31	WHEREAS, A kind and highly esteemed gentleman, Leonard
32	32	Hoffman, Jr., was renowned for his candor and sincerity and
33	33	regarded by his colleagues as the ultimate lawyer; and
34	34	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and
35	35	grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
36	36	forever by his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it
37	37	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
38	38	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
39	39	family of the Honorable Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr.: his wife, Clara
40	40	Graeber Hoffman; his sons, Leonard Hoffman III and Paul Hoffman;
41	41	his daughters, Gretchen Vohsing and Sally Hurd; and his nine
42	42	grandchildren; and, be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
44	44	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
45	45	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
46	46	memory of the Honorable Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr.
47	47	West
48	48	________________________________
49	49	President of the Senate
50	50	I hereby certify that the
51	51	above Resolution was adopted by
52	52	the Senate on May 31, 2009, by a
53	53	rising vote.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate