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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 572
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Don L. Rives
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Don L. Rives, who died March 27, 2015, at
7	7	the age of 80; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Don Rives was born September 8, 1934, in Marshall,
9	9	to Lois Maurine Anderson Rives and Luther Aaron Rives; as a young
10	10	boy, he performed with the Apollo Boys' Choir in venues across
11	11	the country, notably the Bell Telephone Hour winter holiday
12	12	national broadcast from New York City in the early 1940s; and
13	13	WHEREAS, He was a 1952 honors graduate of Marshall High
14	14	School, where he served as student body president and as
15	15	president of the Texas State Association of Student Councils; he
16	16	went on to graduate summa cum laude from North Texas State
17	17	College, now the University of North Texas, and to earn a law
18	18	degree from The University of Texas School of Law; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Mr. Rives returned to his hometown in 1959 and
20	20	served as assistant district attorney for Harrison County, and he
21	21	later entered private practice at the law firm of Bibb and Rives;
22	22	he was appointed United States Magistrate, Marshall Division,
23	23	for the Eastern District of Texas in 1965; and
24	24	WHEREAS, He served the state with distinction as a member
25	25	of the Constitutional Revision Commission, and in 1974, he became
26	26	executive assistant to Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, and
27	27	he served as executive director of the Association of Electric
28	28	Companies of Texas; he was later appointed by Governor Ann
29	29	Richards to the University of North Texas Board of Regents, and
30	30	he also served on the university's athletic council; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Mr. Rives was active in a wide range of
32	32	professional, civic, and philanthropic organizations, including
33	33	the Harrison County Hospital Association board of trustees, the
34	34	Marshall Independent School District Board of Trustees, Camp
35	35	Fire, the Boy Scouts of America, the Westlake High School Chap
36	36	Club, Booster Club, and Choral Department, and the administrative
37	37	board of First United Methodist Church in Austin; and
38	38	WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife of 54 years, Pat, raised
39	39	three children together and were blessed with seven grandchildren,
40	40	whose activities Don followed with great interest; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Don Rives was a respected leader who contributed
42	42	greatly to his community; a man of courage, compassion, and
43	43	integrity, he gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth,
44	44	and wise counsel will not be forgotten; and
45	45	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,
46	46	and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
47	47	his family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
49	49	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
50	50	family of Don L. Rives; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
52	52	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
53	53	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
54	54	memory of Don Rives.
55	55	Watson
56	56	________________________________
57	57	President of the Senate
58	58	I hereby certify that the
59	59	above Resolution was adopted by
60	60	the Senate on April 15, 2015, by a
61	61	rising vote.
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Secretary of the Senate
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Member, Texas Senate