1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 340 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Jeremy Davis Brown |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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6 | 6 | | friendship of Jeremy Davis Brown of Austin, who passed away on |
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7 | 7 | | September 9, 2014, at the age of 43; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of David and Debra Brown, Jeremy Brown was |
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9 | 9 | | born on January 31, 1971, in Biloxi, Mississippi; he graduated |
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10 | 10 | | from Bellaire High School in 1989 and later earned his bachelor's |
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11 | 11 | | degree in government from The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was employed as a legal clerk for |
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13 | 13 | | several prominent law firms while completing his doctor of |
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14 | 14 | | jurisprudence degree at the South Texas College of Law in |
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15 | 15 | | Houston; he also held a number of other jobs before becoming a |
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16 | 16 | | lawyer, including positions as an assistant manager of a bungee |
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17 | 17 | | jumping park and as a private investigator for ACTA |
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18 | 18 | | Investigations in Houston, where he worked for more than a |
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19 | 19 | | decade; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After taking the attorney oath in 2006, he went on |
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21 | 21 | | to enjoy a successful legal career, opening his own family law |
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22 | 22 | | practice in Austin and admirably serving his clients until the |
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23 | 23 | | time of his death; moreover, he was a member of the State Bar of |
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24 | 24 | | Texas Family Law Section, the Travis County Bar Association, and |
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25 | 25 | | the Dallas County Bar Association; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan delighted in the great |
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27 | 27 | | outdoors, often spending his leisure time fishing and hunting in |
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28 | 28 | | Texas and Mexico; a true animal lover throughout his life, he |
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29 | 29 | | took immense pleasure in the company of his Labrador retrievers, |
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30 | 30 | | and he often took it upon himself to protect animals from harm or |
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31 | 31 | | neglect; and |
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32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, While the life of Jeremy Brown ended far too soon, |
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33 | 33 | | those fortunate enough to have known him will long remember the |
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34 | 34 | | way he touched their lives with his warm personality and his |
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35 | 35 | | ready smile, and he will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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36 | 36 | | hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jeremy Davis |
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39 | 39 | | Brown and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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40 | 40 | | his mother, Debra Eckel; to his father, Marshall Brown; to his |
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41 | 41 | | grandmother, Zoe Clark; to his stepmother, the Honorable Jo Brown; |
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42 | 42 | | to his stepfather, Floyd Eckel; to his brothers, Nicholas Eckel, |
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43 | 43 | | Robert Brown, and William Brown; to his sisters, Elizabeth Brown, |
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44 | 44 | | Jessica Blad, and Kathryn Eckel; to his aunt, Ronda Barnett; and to |
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45 | 45 | | his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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47 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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48 | 48 | | this day, it do so in memory of Jeremy Davis Brown. |
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49 | 49 | | Huffman |
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50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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51 | 51 | | President of the Senate |
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52 | 52 | | I hereby certify that the |
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53 | 53 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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54 | 54 | | the Senate on March 9, 2015, by a |
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55 | 55 | | rising vote. |
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56 | 56 | | ________________________________ |
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57 | 57 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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58 | 58 | | ________________________________ |
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59 | 59 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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