TITLE: In memory of Joe Clifton Moseley II of Rockport.

SUMMARY: In memory of Joe Clifton Moseley II of Rockport.

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WHEREAS, With the passing of Joe Clifton Moseley II of Rockport on November 25, 2012, the State of Texas lost an admired and knowledgeable authority on coastal, environmental, and transportation issues; and WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Joe Moseley was born on October 21, 1944, and grew up in Joshua; he graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and went on to earn a master's degree in environmental health and a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and his dissertation was honored as the best produced at UT in 1973; and WHEREAS, Dr. Moseley began his career as a water systems engineer with the Texas Water Development Board, and he joined the governor's staff for natural resource programs in 1970; two years later, he was appointed executive director of the Texas Coastal and Marine Council and subsequently held the post of deputy general manager of the Texas Deepwater Port Authority; during his time in these positions, he managed dozens of special studies for the governor's office and the Texas Legislature on subjects such as fisheries, marine transportation, disaster planning, and tourism, and he oversaw the development of a comprehensive coastal resource management plan; moreover, he often traveled to Washington, D.C., where he was a member of several national advisory committees on offshore petroleum and coastal management; and WHEREAS, In 1980, Dr. Moseley left the public sector to work as manager of business development and vice president of engineering for the Goldstone Corporation, and five years later, he cofounded Shiner Moseley and Associates, Inc., in Corpus Christi; he was a principal partner in the firm until 2005, when it was acquired by HDR Engineering, and he continued to serve as a consultant for the company until his retirement from the business in 2009; and WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Moseley was selected as the 2007 recipient of the Morrough P. O'Brien Award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association for his lifetime achievements in conservation and environmental stewardship; his expertise was further recognized with his gubernatorial appointment to the inaugural management committee of the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program; and WHEREAS, Dr. Moseley played a prominent role in various business, civic, and educational organizations as well; his accomplishments include serving as director of the Texas Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the board of managers of Memorial Medical Center, and he also taught as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi for nearly two decades; in his free time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, spending time with his family, and traveling with his wife, Karen; and WHEREAS, With his broad range of expertise, Joe Moseley made a positive difference in numerous fields of endeavor, and his achievements will continue to resonate in the Lone Star State and beyond for many years to come; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joe Clifton Moseley II and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Karen Hall Moseley; to his sons, Lary and Chris Moseley; to his stepson, Jim Hall, and his wife, Hannah; to his grandchildren, Jonathan, Kailee, and Mila Hall; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Joe Clifton Moseley II. Hunter 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. 390 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 28, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House