H.R. No. 924
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kinnan Golemon, a nationally recognized figure in
the field of environmental, natural resources, and energy law, is
to be congratulated on a distinguished career that, as of 2017, has
spanned 50 years; and
WHEREAS, After earning a degree in industrial management
engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1961, Mr. Golemon
joined the U.S. Marine Corps and remained on active duty until 1964,
serving in Cuba, Okinawa, Taiwan, and Vietnam; he completed his
service with the corps in 1969 at the rank of captain; and
WHEREAS, While attending The University of Texas School of
Law, Mr. Golemon worked for the Texas Water Pollution Control
Board, and after graduating in 1967, he embarked on a career as an
environmental lawyer; he went on to practice for 30 years with the
firm of Brown McCarroll in Austin, and in 2008 he became the founder
and president of a consulting firm, KG Strategies; and
WHEREAS, For the past half century, Mr. Golemon has provided
expert professional advice to the legislature and others on a wide
variety of complex environmental, energy, natural resources, and
economic issues; as general counsel for the Texas Chemical Council
from 1992 to 2006, he represented approximately 80 chemical
manufacturers; he has also chaired the State Bar of Texas
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, as well as the
American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and
Resources and the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law; in
addition, he has given generously of his time and energies to his
colleagues and mentored generations of younger lawyers; and
WHEREAS, An inaugural Fellow of the American College of
Environmental Lawyers, Mr. Golemon was named in 2016 as 1 of 24
"environmental pioneers" by the Environmental Law Institute; and
WHEREAS, Active in the community at large, Mr. Golemon serves
on the executive committee of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans
Monument and on the advisory boards of the Ronald McDonald House and
the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business at The
University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Kinnan Golemon has made immeasurable contributions
in his field, and it is indeed a pleasure to join with him in
celebrating a major milestone in his exceptional career; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor attorney and consultant Kinnan Golemon as
he marks five decades of eminent professional service and extend to
him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Golemon as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Darby
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 924 was adopted by the House on March
23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House