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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of E. Wayne Hall of Austin on August 13, 2012, at the age of |
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88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Seidel and Mary Adele Hall, E. Wayne Hall |
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was born in San Antonio on August 9, 1924; he briefly attended The |
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University of Texas at Austin before suspending his studies to |
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serve his country in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945; he |
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graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from |
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UT in 1948 and continued his education with graduate work at Boston |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, He worked at Texaco in Corpus Christi for eight |
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years before beginning his distinguished 30-year career with |
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Associated General Contractors; he started out as a field |
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representative and safety director for the organization's highway |
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division and advanced to become assistant secretary; in 1966, he |
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became the legislative director of the Houston Chapter of the AGC, |
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and when the group's Texas Building Branch opened in 1974, he became |
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its executive director, a position he held until his retirement in |
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1988; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hall's leadership helped set a new standard in |
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the association's efforts to provide information and guidance on |
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issues affecting the commercial construction industry in Texas; in |
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addition, Mr. Hall was active at the national level with AGC of |
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America, and he was a member of the executive committee of the AGC |
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Executive Leadership Council; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime member of Tarrytown United Methodist |
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Church, he had served as chair of the administrative board; in his |
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leisure time, he pursued his passion for golf with friends at Austin |
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Country Club and expressed his artistic side through watercolor |
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painting and woodworking; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Hall enjoyed the |
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encouragement and companionship of the love of his life, the former |
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Mary Root, and the couple enjoyed 53 rewarding years of marriage |
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until she passed away in 2003; they were the proud parents of four |
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children, and their family grew to include eight grandchildren and |
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two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented gentleman of great character and |
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integrity, E. Wayne Hall had a positive influence on the lives of |
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all those who had the good fortune to know him, and he is fondly |
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remembered and deeply missed; 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 E. Wayne Hall and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family; and, be it |
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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 E. Wayne |
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Hall. |