Texas 2023 - 88th 3rd C.S.

Texas House Bill HR18 Compare Versions

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1	1	H.R. No. 18
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close
6	6	with the passing of renowned civil and voting rights attorney
7	7	Joseph Gerald Hebert on September 7, 2023, at the age of 74; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Joseph Gerald Laurie Hebert and Adeline
9	9	Agnes Whitehead Hebert, Gerry Hebert was born in Worcester,
10	10	Massachusetts, on February 13, 1949; he graduated from Stonehill
11	11	College and Suffolk University Law School and joined the Civil
12	12	Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in 1973; during a
13	13	tenure spanning two decades, he served as lead attorney or chief
14	14	trial counsel in hundreds of cases, among them several decided by
15	15	the U.S. Supreme Court; he received myriad commendations, including
16	16	an award for his work on the enormously high-profile Boston school
17	17	desegregation case; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Mr. Hebert continued his efforts in the private
19	19	sector with the Legal Defense Fund and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
20	20	and Dorr, partnering to successfully challenge racially
21	21	discriminatory voting ID laws in Texas; in 2004, he began serving as
22	22	executive director of the Campaign Legal Center; while an adjunct
23	23	professor at Georgetown University Law Center, he developed a
24	24	thriving intern program for CLC; he also taught at the University of
25	25	Virginia, American University, and New York Law School, and he was
26	26	named a Wasserstein Fellow at Harvard Law School and a Mentor in
27	27	Residence at Yale Law School; committed to educating the next
28	28	generation of litigators, he spearheaded the CLC drive to establish
29	29	the Voting Rights Institute, a partnership with the American
30	30	Constitution Society and Georgetown Law; he was of great assistance
31	31	to the Lone Star Project in Texas as well; and
32	32	WHEREAS, While dedicating his career to the pursuit of
33	33	justice, Mr. Hebert was also very active in his church and his
34	34	community in Alexandria, Virginia, coaching youth soccer and
35	35	serving as president of the PTA and the charitable organization
36	36	ALIVE!; he was a devoted husband to his wife of 37 years, Victoria,
37	37	and very engaged in the lives of his five children, Christy, Greta,
38	38	Brooke, Josh, and Marlea, and his 10 grandchildren, Gunter, Annika,
39	39	Amelie, Harper, Sadie, Bailey, Brighid, Adrian, Tyler, and Abe; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Gerry Hebert was a fierce, brilliant champion of
41	41	democracy and equal rights for all, especially the historically
42	42	disenfranchised, and his family and friends will forever treasure
43	43	their memories of his generosity, passion, and wonderful sense of
44	44	humor; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
46	46	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
47	47	Joseph Gerald Hebert and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn
48	48	his passing; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gerry
52	52	Hebert.
53	53	Turner
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising
57	57	vote of the House on November 1, 2023.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House