TITLE: In memory of E. Wayne Hall of Austin.

SUMMARY: In memory of E. Wayne Hall of Austin.

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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the passing of E. Wayne Hall of Austin on August 13, 2012, at the age of 88; and WHEREAS, The son of Seidel and Mary Adele Hall, E. Wayne Hall was born in San Antonio on August 9, 1924; he briefly attended The University of Texas at Austin before suspending his studies to serve his country in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945; he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from UT in 1948 and continued his education with graduate work at Boston University; and WHEREAS, He worked at Texaco in Corpus Christi for eight years before beginning his distinguished 30-year career with Associated General Contractors; he started out as a field representative and safety director for the organization's highway division and advanced to become assistant secretary; in 1966, he became the legislative director of the Houston Chapter of the AGC, and when the group's Texas Building Branch opened in 1974, he became its executive director, a position he held until his retirement in 1988; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hall's leadership helped set a new standard in the association's efforts to provide information and guidance on issues affecting the commercial construction industry in Texas; in addition, Mr. Hall was active at the national level with AGC of America, and he was a member of the executive committee of the AGC Executive Leadership Council; and WHEREAS, A longtime member of Tarrytown United Methodist Church, he had served as chair of the administrative board; in his leisure time, he pursued his passion for golf with friends at Austin Country Club and expressed his artistic side through watercolor painting and woodworking; and WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Hall enjoyed the encouragement and companionship of the love of his life, the former Mary Root, and the couple enjoyed 53 rewarding years of marriage until she passed away in 2003; they were the proud parents of four children, and their family grew to include eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, A talented gentleman of great character and integrity, E. Wayne Hall had a positive influence on the lives of all those who had the good fortune to know him, and he is fondly remembered and deeply missed; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of E. Wayne Hall and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of E. Wayne Hall. Workman Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2380 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 17, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House