Bill Text: TX SR600 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William C. Powers Jr.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [SR600 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR600-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
William C. Powers Jr. | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of William C. Powers Jr., who died | ||
March 10, 2019, at the age of 72; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill Powers was an exemplary citizen and a | ||
distinguished scholar, and his admirable leadership at The | ||
University of Texas at Austin had a positive and lasting impact | ||
on its status as a university of the first class; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on May 30, 1946, Bill Powers grew up in | ||
modest circumstances in Los Angeles, California; he earned a | ||
bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of California, | ||
Berkeley, and he went on to earn a law degree from Harvard | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife, Kim Heilbrun, enjoyed 36 | ||
years of marriage together; his children, Matt, Kate, Allison, | ||
Annie, and Reid, and his six grandchildren were a source of much | ||
pride and joy for him; and | ||
WHEREAS, After serving the nation in the United States | ||
Navy, he moved to Austin in 1977 to become a visiting professor at | ||
The University of Texas School of Law; he quickly became known | ||
for his legal and philosophical expertise, and the law school | ||
became his intellectual home for more than four decades; he was | ||
named dean of the law school in 2000, and he rose to the position | ||
of university president in 2006; when he stepped down in 2015 to | ||
return to the law school, he was the second-longest-serving | ||
president in the university's history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under his outstanding leadership, the university | ||
revamped its undergraduate curriculum and completed an | ||
eight-year fund-raising campaign that raised $3.1 billion; he | ||
was instrumental in the launch of the Longhorn Network and in | ||
laying the groundwork for the establishment of the Dell Medical | ||
School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as president, he was a | ||
fierce advocate on behalf of the school's faculty and students, | ||
and he was an eloquent defender of the study of the humanities, as | ||
well as a strong proponent of scientific and engineering | ||
research; he was an avid fan of Longhorn athletics and was often | ||
seen congratulating players on the sidelines and applauding | ||
their successes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill Powers was a man of immense intellect and | ||
wide-ranging esoteric interests, yet he had an ability to relate | ||
to people from all walks of life; he was treasured for both his | ||
affable demeanor and his exceptional achievements in the | ||
academic world, and he was beloved and respected by all who were | ||
privileged to share in his life; and | ||
WHEREAS, He was a deeply devoted husband, father, and | ||
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished | ||
forever by his family and countless friends; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of William C. Powers Jr.; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Bill Powers. | ||
Watson, Lucio, | ||
Rodríguez, Taylor, | ||
West | ||
____________________________________________________________ | ||
Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
____________________________________________________________ | ||
Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
______________________________ | ||
Member, Texas Senate | ||
______________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 17, 2019, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |