| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 461 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | George P. Kazen |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of the Honorable George P. Kazen, who died |
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| 7 | 7 | | April 27, 2021, at the age of 81; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, George Kazen was an exemplary citizen and a highly |
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| 9 | 9 | | regarded federal judge whose fairness, integrity, and thorough |
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| 10 | 10 | | knowledge of the law had a profound impact on jurisprudence in |
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| 11 | 11 | | our state and nation; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Born on February 29, 1940, he grew up in Laredo |
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| 13 | 13 | | and attended Saint Joseph's Academy; he went on to earn a degree |
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| 14 | 14 | | from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member |
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| 15 | 15 | | of the Law Review; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Judge Kazen was nominated by President Jimmy |
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| 17 | 17 | | Carter to a seat on the United States District Court in 1979, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | he served with distinction for nearly 40 years with the Laredo |
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| 19 | 19 | | Division of the Southern District of Texas; he served as chief |
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| 20 | 20 | | judge for the district from 1996 to 2003, and he was appointed to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2003; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, He assumed senior status in 2009 but remained |
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| 23 | 23 | | active, and he continued to handle a third of the Laredo |
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| 24 | 24 | | Division's civil and criminal docket until his retirement in |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2018; in recognition of his years of exceptional service, the |
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| 26 | 26 | | federal courthouse in Laredo was named in his honor; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A devout Catholic who practiced his faith in his |
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| 28 | 28 | | daily life, Judge Kazen was involved in supporting a number of |
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| 29 | 29 | | charitable Catholic organizations, and he served as a member of |
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| 30 | 30 | | the Red Mass planning committee for the Diocese of Laredo since |
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| 31 | 31 | | its inception in 2000; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband to the late Barbara Ann |
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| 33 | 33 | | Kazen and a loving father to his four children; he was respected |
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| 34 | 34 | | and admired by all who were privileged to share in his life, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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| 36 | 36 | | family and his countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 39 | 39 | | family of George P. Kazen; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 41 | 41 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 43 | 43 | | memory of George Kazen. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Zaffirini |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on May 21, 2021, by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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