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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Edmon |
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Grant Hall, who passed away on May 12, 2017, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, "Sandy" Hall was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on |
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January 6, 1926, to Harry Lee and Margaret Shafer Hall; he moved |
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with his family to Texas in 1932, settling in Edinburg, and |
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developed a love of nature and the outdoors, alongside his |
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brothers, Richard and Harry; and |
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WHEREAS, Coming of age during World War II, Mr. Hall enlisted |
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in the United States Navy when he was 17 and went on to see combat |
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while stationed aboard the USS Aaron Ward; after being honorably |
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discharged at age 20, he returned to Texas and enrolled at The |
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University of Texas at Austin, where he met and fell in love with |
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Helen Close; the pair exchanged wedding vows on June 4, 1949; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hall completed his studies at the UT School of |
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Law and received his license to practice in 1951; he and his wife |
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then moved to Edinburg, and Mr. Hall began what would become a long |
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and distinguished legal career, which included work in both the |
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private sector and as the Hidalgo County district attorney; before |
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retiring, he maintained a solo practice in Port Isabel from 2000 to |
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2015, and he served as chair of the Junior Bar of Texas as well as |
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president of the Hidalgo County Bar Association; he was a mentor to |
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many younger attorneys, and he received the Professionalism Award |
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from the Cameron County Bar Association in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Hall took great pride in |
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his children, Grant, Kim, Geoff, and Stephanie, and he was later |
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blessed with 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; he |
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delighted in sharing stories with his loved ones and taking them on |
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adventurous outings, which included fishing, exploring the beach, |
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and touring Mexico; he was also an active congregant at Trinity |
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Episcopal Church and volunteered as a leader in two Edinburg Boy |
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Scout troops; and |
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WHEREAS, Sandy Hall lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edmon Grant "Sandy" |
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Hall and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Sandy Hall. |