| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 498 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | John V. Singleton |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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| 6 | 6 | | citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of the Honorable John V. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Singleton, who died March 20, 2015, at the age of 97; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Singleton was born on March 20, 1918, in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Kaufman; he enriched the lives of all who knew him and was known |
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| 10 | 10 | | for his integrity, his kindness, and his enthusiasm for living |
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| 11 | 11 | | each day to the fullest; he became a highly regarded United |
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| 12 | 12 | | States district judge; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Singleton joined the United States Navy in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1942 and served with distinction as a gunnery officer aboard the |
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| 15 | 15 | | U.S.S. Dempsey during World War II; while on patrol, he helped |
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| 16 | 16 | | lead efforts to rescue three downed United States Marine pilots |
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| 17 | 17 | | near the Saint Matthias Islands; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Mr. Singleton began |
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| 19 | 19 | | practicing law in the trial department of Fulbright, Crooker, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Freeman and Bates; he started his own firm in 1954 and soon became |
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| 21 | 21 | | a key player in Democratic politics; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, He was a regional coordinator for the Lyndon |
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| 23 | 23 | | Johnson presidential campaign in 1964, and he was appointed to |
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| 24 | 24 | | the federal bench by President Johnson in 1966; during his 27 |
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| 25 | 25 | | years as a United States judge, he oversaw criminal and civil |
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| 26 | 26 | | cases that were seldom overturned in the appeals process; he was |
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| 27 | 27 | | known as a champion for the downtrodden and is credited with |
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| 28 | 28 | | transitioning his courthouse and the Southern Judicial District |
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| 29 | 29 | | into the computer age; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Judge Singleton was the devoted husband of Jane |
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| 31 | 31 | | Singleton; after her death, he married Patsy Singleton, and they |
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| 32 | 32 | | shared 11 years of happiness; he was a highly respected |
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| 33 | 33 | | professional and a beloved member of his community, and he will |
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| 34 | 34 | | long be remembered with deep admiration by all who were |
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| 35 | 35 | | privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 38 | 38 | | family of the Honorable John V. Singleton; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 40 | 40 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 42 | 42 | | memory of John Singleton. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Ellis |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on April 7, 2015, by a |
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| 49 | 49 | | rising vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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