In memory of Reuben Booker Harrison.

89(R) SR 419 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

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

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the

above Resolution was adopted by

the Senate on April 22, 2025, by a

rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate

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Member, Texas Senate