| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 216 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Douglas Alan Brooks |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of Texas A&M University Associate |
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| 7 | 7 | | Professor Douglas Alan Brooks, who died January 27, 2009, at the |
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| 8 | 8 | | age of 52; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brooks was a noted scholar and a beloved and |
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| 10 | 10 | | inspiring mentor to many students; he had a love of languages, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and he had spent years teaching English overseas early in his |
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| 12 | 12 | | career and had taken the opportunity to learn Arabic and Urdu; |
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| 13 | 13 | | and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, He earned a master's degree in linguistics at the |
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| 15 | 15 | | University of Michigan and later attended Columbia University |
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| 16 | 16 | | and earned a doctorate in English; his concentration was in early |
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| 17 | 17 | | modern literature, and he became a member of the English faculty |
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| 18 | 18 | | at Texas A&M University in College Station in 1997; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, He was noted for his passion for Shakespeare and |
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| 20 | 20 | | was among the leading American scholars on the playwright; in his |
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| 21 | 21 | | published dissertation, From Playhouse to Printing House, he |
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| 22 | 22 | | traced the evolution of the printing of Shakespeare's plays; a |
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| 23 | 23 | | widely published author and editor of the Shakespeare Yearbook |
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| 24 | 24 | | and other publications, he served as faculty advisor for the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Texas A&M Shakespeare Festival for 11 years; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brooks coordinated the Liberal Arts Honors |
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| 27 | 27 | | Program for several years and was recognized with two university |
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| 28 | 28 | | teaching awards; he was a popular and engaging teacher who was |
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| 29 | 29 | | respected and admired by his students and colleagues alike, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | he will long be remembered for his wise and generous counsel, his |
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| 31 | 31 | | sense of humor, his brilliant scholarship, and his passion for |
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| 32 | 32 | | teaching; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 35 | 35 | | family of Douglas Alan Brooks; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 37 | 37 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 39 | 39 | | memory of Douglas Alan Brooks. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Lucio |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Senate on February 17, 2009, |
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| 46 | 46 | | by a rising vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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