Bill Text: TX SR60 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Lewis Hardesty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-19 - Reported enrolled [SR60 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR60-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Robert Lewis Hardesty | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Robert Lewis Hardesty, who died July 8, | ||
| 2013, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert Hardesty served his state and nation with | ||
| dedication and distinction; over the course of his longtime | ||
| career, he excelled as a journalist, a presidential | ||
| speechwriter, and a university president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert Lewis Hardesty was born June 4, 1931, in | ||
| Saint Louis, Missouri; he graduated from George Washington | ||
| University and served in the United States Army; after his | ||
| military service, he was a reporter and columnist for the Army | ||
| Times; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He went on to serve as the speechwriter for | ||
| Postmaster General John Gronouski, and after having been | ||
| recognized for authoring many of the best speeches written during | ||
| the 1964 presidential campaign, he was hired by President Lyndon | ||
| Baines Johnson as the president's speechwriter and aide; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He served in the White House until the end of the | ||
| Johnson administration and then moved to Austin to help the | ||
| president write his memoir, The Vantage Point: Perspectives of | ||
| the Presidency, 1963-1969; he also became press secretary and | ||
| special assistant to Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, with whom he | ||
| worked for three years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He then served as vice chancellor for | ||
| governmental affairs for The University of Texas System, and | ||
| during his tenure, he was appointed by President Gerald Ford to | ||
| fill a vacancy on the United States Postal Service Board of | ||
| Governors; he served three terms as the board's chair and played | ||
| an important role in bringing political and fiscal stability to | ||
| the organization; he was the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin | ||
| Award, the highest honor bestowed by the postal service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1981, he was named president of Southwest Texas | ||
| State University; under his exceptional leadership, sweeping | ||
| academic reforms were initiated, a state-of-the-art library was | ||
| constructed, and enrollment increased from 13,000 to 20,000; | ||
| during his seven-year tenure, the university's permanent | ||
| endowment grew from $400,000 to $7 million; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A man of courage, determination, and strength, he | ||
| gave generously to others, and his many talents, his remarkable | ||
| eloquence, and his wry sense of humor will not be forgotten; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and | ||
| grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured | ||
| forever by his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Robert Lewis Hardesty; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Robert L. Hardesty. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 19, 2013, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
