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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 362
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Jimmy Don Blair
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
6	6	commemorates the life of Jimmy Don Blair, who died in 2023 at the
7	7	age of 81; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Jimmy Don Blair was born on September 27, 1941,
9	9	in the town of Borger in the Texas Panhandle; an accomplished
10	10	athlete and student, he graduated from Borger High School and
11	11	went on to attend Oklahoma University; a talented and
12	12	adventurous young man, Jim earned his pilot license, and after
13	13	deciding to pursue a career in law rather than medicine during
14	14	his senior year, he flew to The University of Texas to enroll
15	15	in law school; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Jim was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967 and
17	17	moved to the Texas Panhandle, where he served the City of
18	18	Amarillo as assistant city attorney and as city judge; Jim also
19	19	served as the assistant district attorney of Randall County
20	20	before later relocating to Houston; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Throughout his time in public service, Jim sought
22	22	to create more efficient and effective processes in local
23	23	government to better serve citizens, and he and three other city
24	24	attorneys formed a private law firm dedicated to performing
25	25	essential services to aid local governments, beginning with the
26	26	collection of delinquent property taxes; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Highly respected by his colleagues, community
28	28	members, and clients, Jim was profoundly knowledgeable in many
29	29	legal fields and used his expertise to improve the lives of
30	30	others; he was instrumental in updating the Texas Property Tax
31	31	Code by drafting legislation that penalized delinquent taxpayers
32	32	rather than burdening taxing entities and other taxpaying
33	33	citizens; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In 1980, Jim transferred his legal practice to
35	35	Houston to be of service to more people; over ensuing decades, he
36	36	and his partners altered the firm, which now is known as
37	37	Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson; he retired in 2006 and
38	38	became a senior advisor to the firm; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Jim was a man of deep faith who gave unselfishly
40	40	to others throughout his life; guided by a spirit of generosity,
41	41	he hosted more than 300 fundraisers over 10 years and contributed
42	42	to numerous philanthropic organizations, including disaster
43	43	relief efforts, and foundations to support education, cancer
44	44	patients, community clinics, and a food bank; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Named the hometown hero of The Woodlands in 2011,
46	46	he was widely known and admired throughout the community, where
47	47	he shared 35 rewarding years of marriage with Nelda Luce Blair;
48	48	he was a devoted father to his daughter, Maris Ann Blair, and a
49	49	loving father-in-law to her husband, David Hall, and, his
50	50	kindness and wisdom were a source of light in the lives of those
51	51	around him; he leaves behind an inspiring legacy of generosity
52	52	and service, and his memory will be forever cherished by his many
53	53	loved ones and by all who were privileged to share in his life;
54	54	now, therefore, be it
55	55	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
56	56	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
57	57	family of Jimmy Don Blair; 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 Jim Blair.
62	62	Creighton
63	63	Bettencourt Huffman Parker Bettencourt Huffman Parker
64	64	Bettencourt Huffman Parker
65	65	Campbell Kolkhorst Zaffirini Campbell Kolkhorst Zaffirini
66	66	Campbell Kolkhorst Zaffirini
67	67	Nichols Nichols
68	68	Nichols
69	69	________________________________
70	70	President of the Senate
71	71	I hereby certify that the
72	72	above Resolution was adopted by
73	73	the Senate on March 29, 2023, by a
74	74	rising vote.
75	75	________________________________
76	76	Secretary of the Senate
77	77	________________________________
78	78	Member, Texas Senate
79	79
80	80	Bettencourt Huffman Parker
81	81
82	82	Campbell Kolkhorst Zaffirini
83	83
84	84	Nichols