TITLE: Honoring George Chandler of Lufkin for his accomplishments.

SUMMARY: Honoring George Chandler of Lufkin for his accomplishments.

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WHEREAS, George Chandler of Lufkin has distinguished himself as an exceptional attorney and member of his community; and WHEREAS, A native of East Texas, Mr. Chandler attended Baylor University on a tennis scholarship, and he was named the most valuable player of the 1960 team; on completing his undergraduate degree, he enrolled at Baylor Law School, where he was a member of the Baylor Law Review,and after graduating in 1962, he worked briefly for the firm of Edwards & DeAnda in Corpus Christi; he established his own firm, Chandler, Mathis & Zivley, in Lufkin in 1971, specializing in plaintiff's personal injury and commercial trial law; and WHEREAS, Mr. Chandler's leadership and vision is greatly valued by his peers, and he is one of the most frequently requested speakers on trial strategies in Texas and throughout the nation; a diplomate of both the American Board of Trial Advocates and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he is among a select group of trial lawyers worldwide invited to join the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers; and WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association elected Mr. Chandler as their president in 2003, and he has served on the group's executive committee since 1999; he has further contributed his expertise as a state committeeman from Texas for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he is a founding member of the Tonahill Society, a group of trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation of trial by jury and the betterment of the legal profession; and WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has amassed an impressive number of awards, including being chosen by Texas Monthly as a Texas Super Lawyer from 2003 to 2012; in addition, he is the recipient of the Texas Bar Foundation Roland D. Secrest Award, the Baylor Lawyer of the Year award, and the TTLA Lifetime Achievement Award; most recently, he was presented with the John Hannah, Jr. Award for Public Service from the Bar Association of the Eastern District of Texas; and WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back, Mr. Chandler has generously shared his time, talents, and resources with a number of organizations and worthy causes, including the Community Chest, the American Red Cross, and the American Cancer Society; moreover, he has served on the board of directors of both the local Jaycees and Lions Club, and while he was the president of the Lufkin Tennis Club, he helped initiate a countywide tennis program; and WHEREAS, Mr. Chandler was inspired to achieve by his father, Charles O'Hara Chandler, who was a pioneer in Texas public education and an advocate for students across the Lone Star State; serving many of his 103 years as a teacher, coach, and superintendent of schools in Orange and Victoria, Charles Chandler was also a founder and the first chair of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; George Chandler long enjoyed the enthusiastic support of his father, who passed away in June 2011; and WHEREAS, Mr. Chandler and his wife, Martha, have celebrated more than a half-century of marriage, and they are the parents of a daughter, Kelly Michaels, and a son, the late Reich Chandler; the couple are valued congregants at First Baptist Church, where they have taught adult Sunday school classes for many years; and WHEREAS, George Chandler has devoted his life to advancing the highest ideals of his profession and helping those who have suffered injury and injustice, and in so doing, he has set an outstanding example of commitment and achievement to which all may aspire; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor George Chandler for his noteworthy record of accomplishment and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Chandler as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Ashby 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. 1990 was adopted by the House on May 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House