Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 14
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Herbert David Kelleher
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Herbert David Kelleher, who died
7	7	January 3, 2019, at the age of 87; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Herb Kelleher was a treasured Texas citizen with a
9	9	larger-than-life personality; he was also a savvy entrepreneur
10	10	whose foresight, shrewd business sense, and flair for unique and
11	11	engaging marketing strategies helped launch an airline that
12	12	revolutionized air travel in the United States; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Herb Kelleher was born on March 12, 1931, in
14	14	Camden, New Jersey; he graduated from Haddon Heights High School
15	15	in Audubon and earned a degree from Wesleyan University, where he
16	16	was an Olin Scholar; he earned his law degree from New York
17	17	University, and he practiced law on the East Coast for a time
18	18	before moving to Texas to establish his own law firm; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In 1967, Mr. Kelleher and his client, Rollin King,
20	20	created Air Southwest, Incorporated, with the idea of
21	21	instituting low-fare airline service within Texas; after a name
22	22	change and numerous legal battles, Southwest Airlines began
23	23	service on June 18, 1971; Herb served as the company's legal
24	24	counsel, and later, as its president, chief executive officer,
25	25	and chairman; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Due to Herb's vision and leadership, Southwest
27	27	Airlines grew from a carrier with only three airplanes to become
28	28	one of the largest airlines in the country; by 2008, the airline
29	29	operated with a fleet of more than 500 airplanes that completed
30	30	more than 3,400 flights each day; between 1972 and 2002, the
31	31	company produced the highest return to shareholders of any
32	32	company listed in the Standard and Poor's 500 during that
33	33	period; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Herb Kelleher became the public face of the
35	35	airline through his colorful appearances at events and on a
36	36	variety of television commercials; he played a major role in
37	37	cultivating the company's stimulating and friendly work
38	38	environment and was beloved by the airline's employees, and in
39	39	1998, Fortune magazine named Southwest Airlines the Best Place to
40	40	Work in America; it remains the only airline named to the
41	41	magazine's top 10 list of the World's Most Admired Companies; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Herb received countless awards over the course of
43	43	his career and was inducted into the United States Chamber
44	44	Business Leadership Hall of Fame and the National Aviation Hall
45	45	of Fame; he stepped down as the airline's president and chief
46	46	executive officer in 2001, and he retired as chairman in
47	47	2008; and
48	48	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband to his wife of 64 years,
49	49	Joan Negley Kelleher, a loving father to his four children,
50	50	Michael Kelleher, Ruth Agather, David Kelleher, and the late
51	51	Julie Stacey, and a doting grandfather to his nine grandchildren,
52	52	and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
53	53	all who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore,
54	54	be it
55	55	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
56	56	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
57	57	family of Herbert David Kelleher; and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
59	59	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
60	60	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
61	61	memory of Herb Kelleher.
62	62	West
63	63	Alvarado Hinojosa Paxton Alvarado Hinojosa Paxton
64	64	Alvarado Hinojosa Paxton
65	65	Bettencourt Huffman Perry Bettencourt Huffman Perry
66	66	Bettencourt Huffman Perry
67	67	Birdwell Hughes Powell Birdwell Hughes Powell
68	68	Birdwell Hughes Powell
69	69	Buckingham Johnson Rodríguez Buckingham Johnson Rodríguez
70	70	Buckingham Johnson Rodríguez
71	71	Campbell Kolkhorst Schwertner Campbell Kolkhorst Schwertner
72	72	Campbell Kolkhorst Schwertner
73	73	Creighton Lucio Seliger Creighton Lucio Seliger
74	74	Creighton Lucio Seliger
75	75	Fallon Menéndez Taylor Fallon Menéndez Taylor
76	76	Fallon Menéndez Taylor
77	77	Flores Miles Watson Flores Miles Watson
78	78	Flores Miles Watson
79	79	Hall Nelson Whitmire Hall Nelson Whitmire
80	80	Hall Nelson Whitmire
81	81	Hancock Nichols Zaffirini Hancock Nichols Zaffirini
82	82	Hancock Nichols Zaffirini
83	83	Patrick, President of the Senate
84	84	________________________________
85	85	President of the Senate
86	86	I hereby certify that the
87	87	above Resolution was adopted by
88	88	the Senate on January 16, 2019, by
89	89	a rising vote.
90	90	________________________________
91	91	Secretary of the Senate
92	92	________________________________
93	93	Member, Texas Senate
94	94
95	95	Alvarado Hinojosa Paxton
96	96
97	97	Bettencourt Huffman Perry
98	98
99	99	Birdwell Hughes Powell
100	100
101	101	Buckingham Johnson Rodríguez
102	102
103	103	Campbell Kolkhorst Schwertner
104	104
105	105	Creighton Lucio Seliger
106	106
107	107	Fallon Menéndez Taylor
108	108
109	109	Flores Miles Watson
110	110
111	111	Hall Nelson Whitmire
112	112
113	113	Hancock Nichols Zaffirini