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1	1	H.R. No. 254
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Former State Representative Jerry A. Madden of
6	6	Richardson is celebrating his 80th birthday on February 20, 2023,
7	7	to the great delight of his family and friends; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Jerry and Lucille Madden, Jerry Madden
9	9	was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1943; he graduated from the
10	10	United States Military Academy at West Point with a bachelor's
11	11	degree in engineering; commissioned as a second lieutenant, field
12	12	artillery, he served in Germany before his deployment to Vietnam in
13	13	1968 as commanding officer of Battery A, 3rd Battalion of the 52nd
14	14	Artillery Group's 6th Artillery; promoted to captain, he led his
15	15	unit in movements all around the fire bases in the Central
16	16	Highlands, supporting infantry units; from 1969 to 1971, he was
17	17	stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where he was an instructor in
18	18	nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and worked on the project
19	19	that developed the use of computers in fire control artillery; in
20	20	addition to his Airborne and Ranger tabs, he received such
21	21	decorations as the Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, the Army Good
22	22	Conduct Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; and
23	23	WHEREAS, After completing six years of military service,
24	24	Mr. Madden earned a master's degree in management and
25	25	administration sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas; he
26	26	was employed by Texas Instruments and then by Teledyne Geotech; in
27	27	2000, he established Jerry Madden Insurance, which he sold upon his
28	28	retirement eight years later; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Mr. Madden has served his community in numerous
30	30	leadership roles, including as president of the Collin County
31	31	School Board and chair of the Collin County Hospital Board; he was
32	32	instrumental in launching the Collin County Caring for Children
33	33	program and served on its board; for many years, he was a member of
34	34	the board of the Prisoner Entrepreneurship Program; dedicated to
35	35	conservative principles, he served as a Republican party precinct
36	36	chair and then as county GOP chair; and
37	37	WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Madden was elected to the first of 10
38	38	terms in the Texas House; he was a member of numerous committees and
39	39	served as chair of the Corrections, Criminal Justice Oversight, and
40	40	State Affairs Committees, as co-chair of the Select Committee on
41	41	the Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, and as
42	42	vice chair of the Elections Committee; during his tenure, he won
43	43	plaudits for such legislative initiatives as the 2007 criminal
44	44	justice system reforms; the comprehensive changes allowed for
45	45	rehabilitation opportunities, for the diversion of some prisoners
46	46	into mental health and substance abuse treatment programs, and for
47	47	improved probation and parole mechanisms resulting in cost savings
48	48	and safer communities; he played a key role in juvenile justice
49	49	reforms and judicial campaign fairness measures as well, and he
50	50	advocated for victims' rights; and
51	51	WHEREAS, Mr. Madden also demonstrated a deep commitment to
52	52	retired and active members of the military, and he authored and
53	53	secured passage of legislation ensuring that those on lengthy
54	54	deployments would have their votes counted in elections, as well as
55	55	legislation to protect military families by allowing them to defer
56	56	property taxes during deployment; moreover, he proposed a
57	57	constitutional amendment that later became law relating to ad
58	58	valorem tax exemptions for disabled veterans and their families;
59	59	sensitive to the needs of combat veterans, he was responsible for
60	60	groundbreaking legislation creating Veteran Courts that have
61	61	proven especially crucial to those in need of resources for such
62	62	issues as post-traumatic stress disorder, service-related
63	63	injuries, and homelessness; he coauthored successful legislation
64	64	establishing a state virtual education system for the benefit of
65	65	military personnel, and it proved invaluable for children across
66	66	the state during the COVID-19 pandemic; named one of the 10 Best
67	67	Legislators by Texas Monthly magazine in 2007, he was selected as
68	68	American Legislative Exchange Council Legislator of the Year four
69	69	years later; and
70	70	WHEREAS, Along the way, Mr. Madden was appointed to the Texas
71	71	State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; he made an
72	72	impact beyond Texas as a member of the board of the Council of State
73	73	Governments' Justice Center, as chair of the Law and Criminal
74	74	Justice Committee formed by the National Conference of State
75	75	Legislatures, and as co-chair of the National Conference of State
76	76	Legislatures' Sentencing and Corrections Work Group; and
77	77	WHEREAS, Since his retirement from public office, Mr. Madden
78	78	has continued to serve in a number of capacities; he is a Senior
79	79	Fellow for Right on Crime at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and
80	80	a member of both the national board of the Prison Entrepreneurship
81	81	Program and the board of Unlocking Doors; in addition, he serves the
82	82	American Legislative Exchange Council as a member of the Texas
83	83	Criminal Justice Integrity Unit; and
84	84	WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Madden has been the recipient of
85	85	numerous honors, including the inaugural Carmen Miller Michael
86	86	Mental Health Advocate Prism Award and recognition from such
87	87	organizations as the American Legion Department of Texas, Common
88	88	Cause Texas, and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition; in 2017, he
89	89	garnered the Susan McHenry Golden Key Award for his tireless
90	90	efforts in behalf of Criminal Justice Reform; he was also named a
91	91	UT-Dallas Distinguished Alumnus; and
92	92	WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Madden shared a
93	93	fulfilling marriage of 51 years with the love of his life, Barbara
94	94	Madden, until her passing in 2017; the couple raised three
95	95	treasured children, Jerry, Stephanie, and Kristina, and they were
96	96	blessed with five grandchildren; and
97	97	WHEREAS, A generous mentor and an inspiring role model to
98	98	many, Jerry Madden is respected and admired by all who are
99	99	privileged to know him, and as he celebrates this milestone, he may
100	100	reflect with great satisfaction on his wide-ranging contributions;
101	101	now, therefore, be it
102	102	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
103	103	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Jerry A. Madden on
104	104	the occasion of his 80th birthday and extend to him sincere best
105	105	wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
106	106	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
107	107	prepared for Mr. Madden as an expression of high regard by the Texas
108	108	House of Representatives.
109	109	Leach
110	110	______________________________
111	111	Speaker of the House
112	112	I certify that H.R. No. 254 was adopted by the House on March
113	113	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
114	114	voting.
115	115	______________________________
116	116	Chief Clerk of the House