87R28463 BPG-D
By: Spiller H.R. No. 1513
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The untimely death of Brian Wesley Portugal of
Richardson on May 12, 2021, at the age of 40, has brought a great
loss to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, The son of Dr. Joseph S. Portugal and Donna Allen,
Brian Portugal was born in Dallas on August 27, 1980; he completed
his bachelor's degree in history and political science at Texas
Christian University and went on to graduate from the Baylor
University School of Law; while working as a clerk for a senior
federal district judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was an adjunct
faculty member at the University of Tulsa College of Law; he moved
to Houston in 2006 to serve as a clerk for an appeals court judge and
then became a special assistant U.S. attorney and an assistant
state attorney general in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; later,
he was employed with the Dallas County Public Defender's Office and
Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman before going on
to become an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Portugal married the former Shannon Sanders on
September 25, 2010; they shared a similar sense of humor, as well as
a love of good food, good friends, and dogs, including their chow,
Jane; avid travelers, they visited Europe, the United Kingdom,
Canada, and many U.S. cities, and they enjoyed seeing the Boston Red
Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago Cubs on their home fields; they
also spent many happy times in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mr. Portugal
was a lifelong Episcopalian and served as a Eucharistic minister at
Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth; a man of many talents, he
was an excellent cook and an eloquent writer, and he possessed a
remarkable memory; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Brian Portugal sought to make
a positive difference in the world around him, and although he is
deeply missed by those he left behind, they will forever remember
his kindness, integrity, and dedication to his family and friends;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Brian Wesley Portugal
and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brian
Wesley Portugal.