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. 3-14 Counts 3-15 House of Representatives. 3-16 Delco 3-17 Counts