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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of admired attorney and civic leader Xavier Culver Lemond |
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| 7 | 8 | | of Katy on January 20, 2017, at the age of 75; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Bertha Lemond, Xavier Lemond |
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| 9 | 10 | | was born in Leonville, Louisiana, on April 20, 1941; his family |
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| 10 | 11 | | moved to Texas three years later, and he attended Charles R. Drew |
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| 11 | 12 | | High School in Barrett Station; after enlisting in the United |
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| 12 | 13 | | States Army, he completed Officer Candidate School, served as a |
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| 13 | 14 | | paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, and then joined the |
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| 14 | 15 | | Army Reserve, rising to the rank of captain; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lemond was employed at Sinclair Petrochemicals |
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| 16 | 17 | | while earning a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University |
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| 17 | 18 | | of Houston; subsequently, he worked his way through the University |
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| 18 | 19 | | of Houston Bates College of Law as a claims adjuster with State |
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| 19 | 20 | | Farm; in 1974, he joined Conoco as an oil and gas attorney, and he |
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| 20 | 21 | | became a leader in the company's diversity initiatives and |
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| 21 | 22 | | community outreach; in addition, he was an adjunct professor at |
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| 22 | 23 | | South Texas College of Law and taught ESL at Houston Community |
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| 23 | 24 | | College; following his retirement from Conoco in 1994, he served |
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| 24 | 25 | | Harris County as an assistant county attorney, as director of |
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| 25 | 26 | | community development and community affairs, and as director of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Social Services Department; although he retired in 2009, he |
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| 27 | 28 | | continued to share his legal expertise at the local, state, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | national levels; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to his alma mater, Mr. Lemond became the |
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| 30 | 31 | | first African American alumnus appointed to the board of regents of |
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| 31 | 32 | | the University of Houston, which he served as vice chair, and he |
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| 32 | 33 | | chaired both the Art Acquisition and Building Committees; over the |
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| 33 | 34 | | years, he was a mentor to countless people, especially the youth of |
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| 34 | 35 | | the Barrett Station community and participants in a UH student |
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| 35 | 36 | | scholars program; he was active in AA and Al-Anon as well; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lemond shared a fulfilling marriage with his |
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| 37 | 38 | | wife, Diane, and he took great pride in his children, Nicole, Lydia, |
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| 38 | 39 | | and Richard, his seven grandchildren, and his great-grandchild; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, A bighearted man of enormous wit, charm, and good |
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| 40 | 41 | | humor, Xavier Lemond made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 41 | 42 | | innumerable people, and memories of his kindness and generosity |
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| 42 | 43 | | remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, |
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| 43 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Xavier Culver Lemond |
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| 46 | 47 | | and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be |
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| 47 | 48 | | it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Xavier |
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| 51 | 52 | | Lemond. |
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