Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 599
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Thomas S. Goggan III
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
6	6	citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Thomas S. Goggan III,
7	7	who died March 21, 2009, at the age of 65; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Thomas S. Goggan was born in Dallas on February
9	9	21, 1944, to Marion and Thomas S. Goggan, Jr.; he grew up in San
10	10	Antonio and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1962;
11	11	he earned a combined bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws degree
12	12	from The University of Texas at Austin in 1967; and
13	13	WHEREAS, For the first 14 years of his career, he practiced
14	14	criminal and civil law, and he represented some of Austin's most
15	15	illustrious citizens and argued cases before the United States
16	16	Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States
17	17	Supreme Court; and
18	18	WHEREAS, He was a founding partner of the law firm of
19	19	Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson; he coauthored the
20	20	Matthew Bender text on ad valorem taxation, and he was an active
21	21	member of the State Bar of Texas; he taught classes for
22	22	continuing legal education and served on the Administration of
23	23	Justice and Administrative Law committees; and
24	24	WHEREAS, His talent for litigation served his firm well,
25	25	and he continued to represent clients in complex tax cases to the
26	26	end of his career; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Those who knew Thomas Goggan will long remember
28	28	him for his boundless intellectual curiosity and the intensity
29	29	with which he embraced life; he was an avid reader and especially
30	30	enjoyed the great works of world literature and political
31	31	histories; and
32	32	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and
33	33	grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
34	34	forever by his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
36	36	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
37	37	family of Thomas S. Goggan III: his wife, Dianne Goggan; his
38	38	daughters and sons-in-law, Ingrid and Vasileios Lelos and Rachel
39	39	Goggan and Travis Indgjer; his grandchildren, Pericles and
40	40	Anastasia Lelos and Rowan and Abigail Indgjer; and his sister,
41	41	Susan Goggan; and, be it further
42	42	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
43	43	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
44	44	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
45	45	memory of Thomas S. Goggan III.
46	46	Wentworth
47	47	________________________________
48	48	President of the Senate
49	49	I hereby certify that the
50	50	above Resolution was adopted by
51	51	the Senate on April 8, 2009, by a
52	52	rising vote.
53	53	________________________________
54	54	Secretary of the Senate
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Member, Texas Senate