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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Joe Clifton Moseley II of |
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Rockport on November 25, 2012, the State of Texas lost an admired |
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and knowledgeable authority on coastal, environmental, and |
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transportation issues; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Joe Moseley was born on |
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October 21, 1944, and grew up in Joshua; he graduated with a |
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bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University |
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and went on to earn a master's degree in environmental health and a |
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doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and his dissertation was honored as the best produced at UT |
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in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Moseley began his career as a water systems |
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engineer with the Texas Water Development Board, and he joined the |
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governor's staff for natural resource programs in 1970; two years |
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later, he was appointed executive director of the Texas Coastal and |
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Marine Council and subsequently held the post of deputy general |
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manager of the Texas Deepwater Port Authority; during his time in |
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these positions, he managed dozens of special studies for the |
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governor's office and the Texas Legislature on subjects such as |
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fisheries, marine transportation, disaster planning, and tourism, |
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and he oversaw the development of a comprehensive coastal resource |
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management plan; moreover, he often traveled to Washington, D.C., |
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where he was a member of several national advisory committees on |
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offshore petroleum and coastal management; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1980, Dr. Moseley left the public sector to work |
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as manager of business development and vice president of |
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engineering for the Goldstone Corporation, and five years later, he |
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cofounded Shiner Moseley and Associates, Inc., in Corpus Christi; |
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he was a principal partner in the firm until 2005, when it was |
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acquired by HDR Engineering, and he continued to serve as a |
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consultant for the company until his retirement from the business |
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in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Moseley was |
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selected as the 2007 recipient of the Morrough P. O'Brien Award |
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from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association for his |
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lifetime achievements in conservation and environmental |
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stewardship; his expertise was further recognized with his |
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gubernatorial appointment to the inaugural management committee of |
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the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Moseley played a prominent role in various |
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business, civic, and educational organizations as well; his |
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accomplishments include serving as director of the Texas Chamber of |
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Commerce and as chair of the board of managers of Memorial Medical |
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Center, and he also taught as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi for nearly two decades; in his free |
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time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, spending time with his |
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family, and traveling with his wife, Karen; and |
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WHEREAS, With his broad range of expertise, Joe Moseley made |
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a positive difference in numerous fields of endeavor, and his |
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achievements will continue to resonate in the Lone Star State and |
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beyond for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joe Clifton Moseley II |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Karen Hall Moseley; to his sons, Lary and Chris Moseley; to |
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his stepson, Jim Hall, and his wife, Hannah; to his grandchildren, |
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Jonathan, Kailee, and Mila Hall; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joe Clifton |
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Moseley II. |