SR419 - In memory of Reuben Booker Harrison.

        SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 419       In Memory   of   Reuben Booker Harrison            WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and   commemorates the life of Reuben Booker Harrison, who died   March 19, 2025, at the age of 55; and          WHEREAS, Born in Beaumont on June 18, 1969, Booker grew up in   Houston and attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory school; he   earned a bachelor's degree in economics from The University of   Texas at Austin, and he went on to earn a master's degree in   business administration and a juris doctorate from Texas Tech   University; and          WHEREAS, Esteemed for his keen legal understanding and deep   commitment to public service, Mr. Harrison made significant   contributions to environmental law and policy during his   outstanding career at the Texas Commission on Environmental   Quality; he excelled as an enforcement attorney and as a senior   attorney in the Litigation Division, and he was highly regarded for   his experience and insight in areas including air quality and issues   of legal ethics; he most recently held the role of senior attorney   for the Environmental Law Division, and his exemplary tenure of   service with the commission spanned nearly three decades; and          WHEREAS, Booker enjoyed spending time with his friends and   loved ones and had an encyclopedic knowledge of films, and he took   great pride in his work and in his home state; he was a light in the   lives of his colleagues and friends, through his kindness, his   engaging sense of humor, and his generous spirit, and he found much   joy and fulfillment in his cherished role as godfather to his two   godsons; and          WHEREAS, Booker Harrison was a treasured Texan who made a   lasting and positive impact on environmental law and policy in   the Lone Star State; he enriched the lives of all who knew him,   and he will long be remembered with great appreciation and   affection by the many people who were privileged to share in his   life; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved   family of Reuben Booker Harrison; 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 Booker Harrison.     Eckhardt, Zaffirini                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on April 22, 2025, by a     rising vote.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate