H.R. No. 27
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Robert C. Sneed, son of Jerome Sneed, Jr., and Nancy
1-2 Carter Sneed, is celebrating his 70th birthday; and
1-3 WHEREAS, Mr. Sneed interrupted a law career that started with
1-4 enrollment in The University of Texas School of Law in 1942 to
1-5 serve honorably as a bombardier in the United States Army Air Corps
1-6 from 1943 to 1945; and
1-7 WHEREAS, He married the former Anna Tutt of Dallas in 1947,
1-8 the year he also was graduated from law school and licensed as an
1-9 attorney by the State of Texas, and formally joined the Sneed
1-10 family law firm, which has been actively benefiting the law and its
1-11 clients since 1926; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Sneed has been active in the legislative
1-13 process, either as an errand boy, messenger, lawyer, lobbyist, or
1-14 political adviser, since 1932, going so far as to sneak out of the
1-15 legislative library instead of studying his school course work so
1-16 he could watch committees of the Texas Legislature conduct their
1-17 business; and
1-18 WHEREAS, He has continued the family commitment to equality,
1-19 courage, and honesty exemplified by his grandfather, Jerome
1-20 R. Sneed, a member of the Texas House in the 30th and 31st
1-21 Legislatures, who impressed upon his grandson the value of public
1-22 service and fair play through his authorship of a law banning the
1-23 wearing of masks during political functions and rallies, one of the
1-24 first successful antiterrorist measures in the South; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Sneed has continually represented one client,
2-2 the Texas Association of Life Insurance Officials (TALIO), for 45
2-3 years, and another, the Texas Land Title Association (TLTA), for 20
2-4 years; and
2-5 WHEREAS, He has always made himself available for public
2-6 discussions large and small, from the authorship of complete
2-7 chapters of the Insurance Code (Chapter 22) or revisions of its
2-8 fundamental element (Chapter 9), to providing unparalleled
2-9 expertise on the subject of land titles, thereby saving Texans'
2-10 rights to the land whether those citizens are great or small, as he
2-11 did in helping residents of Texas "colonias" with his astute
2-12 analysis of the 1989 "colonias" bill; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Mr. Sneed has earned a reputation for unquestioned
2-14 honesty and integrity in all his dealings, to the extent that his
2-15 word alone has been sufficient basis for accepting, amending, or
2-16 rejecting legislative language or intent; and
2-17 WHEREAS, He has been a positive influence on the political
2-18 process through service as Travis County Democratic Party Chairman
2-19 from 1966 to 1972, where he helped pioneer the application of
2-20 diversification of Texas politics through the encouragement and
2-21 inclusion of minorities long before it was acknowledged as fair,
2-22 wise, or right to do so, and his service on the Texas School Land
2-23 Board in 1965; and
2-24 WHEREAS, Mr. Sneed also has been generous in his
2-25 long-standing support and encouragement of Texas youth through his
2-26 leadership and continued participation in the Travis County
2-27 Livestock Exposition and Rodeo; and
3-1 WHEREAS, It is appropriate that Robert C. Sneed be recognized
3-2 and applauded on his positive influence on successive generations
3-3 of attorneys, legislators, and lobbyists since 1947; now,
3-4 therefore, be it
3-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-6 Legislature join Robert C. Sneed's proud family--his wife, Anna,
3-7 his children, Jerry, Helen, John, and Kaysie, and his
3-8 grandchildren, Angel and Christi Polanski and Scott Sneed--in
3-9 celebrating the life, the birthday, and the contributions of this
3-10 Texas leader and legislative institution; and, be it further
3-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-12 prepared for Mr. Sneed as an expression of esteem by the Texas
3-13 House of Representatives.
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3-15 House of Representatives.
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