SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 240
In Memory
of
Shelby H. Carter Jr.
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Shelby H. Carter Jr., who died on
January 25, 2017, at the age of 85; and
WHEREAS, Shelby Carter was born on March 23, 1931, in
Brooklyn, New York; he received a scholarship to attend the
McDonogh School, a military academy near Baltimore; it was there
that he met the love of his life and his wife of 63 years, Pat, and
they raised six children together and were blessed with 16
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, He earned a degree from The University of Texas at
Austin, where he joined the Navy Reserve Officers' Training Corps
and qualified for Marine Platoon Leaders Class; he went on to
serve with distinction in the United States Marine Corps, and his
duties included time as an aide-de-camp to General Edward
W. Snedeker of the Second Marine Division; and
WHEREAS, After his military service, he began a long and
distinguished career in business and education; he worked for IBM
and Xerox, and his drive and innovative attitude resulted in his
being called one of the country's 10 greatest salespersons; and
WHEREAS, He retired from Xerox as a corporate
vice-president in 1985 and moved to Austin, where he took a
position as an adjunct professor at The University of Texas at
Austin and became a widely respected and highly sought-after
instructor; his many honors included Outstanding Professor in
the Graduate School of Business, the Texas Excellence Teaching
award, and induction into the university's Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, He cofounded the pioneering computer networking
firm Synoptics, which became a Fortune 500 company, and he served
as an advisory partner and board member for multiple technology
companies; and
WHEREAS, He and his wife were committed to education, and
they established scholarships at the McDonogh School and
Nazareth College; they also founded the Pat and Shelby Carter
Athletic Center at Saint Michael's Academy and the Pat and Shelby
Carter Endowment for Educational Excellence at The University of
Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business; and
WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and determination, he
gave unselfishly to others, and his generous spirit, his wry
sense of humor, and his enthusiasm for living each day to the
fullest will not be forgotten; and
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured
forever by his family and all who were privileged to share in his
life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Shelby H. Carter Jr.; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Shelby Carter.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 21, 2017,
by a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate