H.R. No. 345
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The death of attorney and civic leader Albert W.
McKnight of San Antonio on October 14, 2009, at the age of 68,
profoundly saddened his family, friends, and colleagues; and
WHEREAS, Born in Belmont on February 19, 1941, Mr. McKnight
graduated from Ball High School in Seguin and attended St. Philip's
College; after serving his country in the United States Army, he
completed his bachelor's degree in history at St. Mary's
University; he briefly taught at Roosevelt High School before
becoming the first African American administrator in San Antonio's
municipal government, and he later served as a director of planning
in the federal Model Cities Program in both San Antonio and New
Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McKnight went on to graduate from the Thurgood
Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and to practice
with Clarence Williams and Johnny Gabriel; a solo practitioner for
several years as well, he also served as a San Antonio municipal
judge in the early 1980s and as justice of the peace for Precinct 4
from 1996 through 2006; more recently, he was a partner in the firm
of McKnight & Bravenec; and
WHEREAS, During the course of his legal career, Mr. McKnight
served as a mentor to many young attorneys and frequently performed
pro bono work for people in need; he demonstrated a deep commitment
to the Eastside community and served in leadership roles for a
number of local organizations, including the United Way of San
Antonio, the alumni board of St. Mary's University, the San Antonio
chapter of the NAACP, the Alamo YMCA, the Comanche District of the
Boy Scouts of America, Catholic Family and Children Services, and
Mission Trails Rotary, which he helped found; and
WHEREAS, Albert McKnight worked diligently in behalf of his
fellow citizens and was a stalwart champion of the causes in which
he believed; he will forever be fondly remembered by all those who
were privileged to share in the richness of his life; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Albert W. McKnight
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
son, Christopher McKnight; to his daughter, Rebecca McKnight; to
his former wife, Yulanee McKnight; and to his other relatives and
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Albert
McKnight.
McClendon
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 345 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House