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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Lester J. Reed
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of noted chemist and researcher Lester J.
7	7	Reed, who died January 14, 2015, at the age of 90; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Lester Reed was born on January 3, 1925, in New
9	9	Orleans, Louisiana; he was drawn to a life in science at an early
10	10	age after his sister gave him a chemistry set, and he went on to
11	11	earn a bachelor's degree from Tulane University and a doctoral
12	12	degree in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at
13	13	Urbana-Champaign; and
14	14	WHEREAS, He met Janet Gruschow while pursuing postdoctoral
15	15	studies at the Cornell University Medical School, and they
16	16	married on August 7, 1948; they raised four children together and
17	17	were blessed with two grandchildren; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Dr. Reed joined the chemistry faculty at The
19	19	University of Texas at Austin in 1948; over the course of his
20	20	distinguished 53-year career at the university, he served as a
21	21	mentor to countless scientists and scholars around the world, and
22	22	in 1984, he was named the Ashbel Smith Professor; and
23	23	WHEREAS, His groundbreaking work and publications on the
24	24	first isolation of lipoic acid had a profound impact on the
25	25	treatment of chronic liver disease, and he was recognized
26	26	internationally for his scientific brilliance; he served as
27	27	director of the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute for
28	28	more than 30 years; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Dr. Reed's numerous honors for his work include
30	30	the Eli Lilly and Company Award in Biological Chemistry from
31	31	the American Chemical Society and the Merck Award from the
32	32	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; he
33	33	was elected to membership in the National Academy of
34	34	Sciences, and he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy
35	35	of Arts and Sciences; and
36	36	WHEREAS, He was a man of strength, wisdom, and integrity
37	37	who gave unselfishly to others; his generous spirit and his
38	38	enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be
39	39	forgotten; and
40	40	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,
41	41	and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all
42	42	who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
44	44	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
45	45	family of Lester J. Reed; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
47	47	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
48	48	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
49	49	memory of Lester J. Reed.
50	50	Watson
51	51	________________________________
52	52	President of the Senate
53	53	I hereby certify that the
54	54	above Resolution was adopted by
55	55	the Senate on February 2, 2015, by
56	56	a rising vote.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate