Bill Text: TX HR2433 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edmon Grant "Sandy" Hall.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2433 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2433-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2433 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Edmon | ||
Grant Hall, who passed away on May 12, 2017, at the age of 91; and | ||
WHEREAS, "Sandy" Hall was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on | ||
January 6, 1926, to Harry Lee and Margaret Shafer Hall; he moved | ||
with his family to Texas in 1932, settling in Edinburg, and | ||
developed a love of nature and the outdoors, alongside his | ||
brothers, Richard and Harry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Coming of age during World War II, Mr. Hall enlisted | ||
in the United States Navy when he was 17 and went on to see combat | ||
while stationed aboard the USS Aaron Ward; after being honorably | ||
discharged at age 20, he returned to Texas and enrolled at The | ||
University of Texas at Austin, where he met and fell in love with | ||
Helen Close; the pair exchanged wedding vows on June 4, 1949; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hall completed his studies at the UT School of | ||
Law and received his license to practice in 1951; he and his wife | ||
then moved to Edinburg, and Mr. Hall began what would become a long | ||
and distinguished legal career, which included work in both the | ||
private sector and as the Hidalgo County district attorney; before | ||
retiring, he maintained a solo practice in Port Isabel from 2000 to | ||
2015, and he served as chair of the Junior Bar of Texas as well as | ||
president of the Hidalgo County Bar Association; he was a mentor to | ||
many younger attorneys, and he received the Professionalism Award | ||
from the Cameron County Bar Association in 2007; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Hall took great pride in | ||
his children, Grant, Kim, Geoff, and Stephanie, and he was later | ||
blessed with 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; he | ||
delighted in sharing stories with his loved ones and taking them on | ||
adventurous outings, which included fishing, exploring the beach, | ||
and touring Mexico; he was also an active congregant at Trinity | ||
Episcopal Church and volunteered as a leader in two Edinburg Boy | ||
Scout troops; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sandy Hall lived a life that was rich in personal and | ||
professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of | ||
inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edmon Grant "Sandy" | ||
Hall and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; 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 Sandy Hall. | ||
Guerra | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2433 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||