H.R. No. 18

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and purpose drew to a close
	with the passing of renowned civil and voting rights attorney
	Joseph Gerald Hebert on September 7, 2023, at the age of 74; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Joseph Gerald Laurie Hebert and Adeline
	Agnes Whitehead Hebert, Gerry Hebert was born in Worcester,
	Massachusetts, on February 13, 1949; he graduated from Stonehill
	College and Suffolk University Law School and joined the Civil
	Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in 1973; during a
	tenure spanning two decades, he served as lead attorney or chief
	trial counsel in hundreds of cases, among them several decided by
	the U.S. Supreme Court; he received myriad commendations, including
	an award for his work on the enormously high-profile Boston school
	desegregation case; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hebert continued his efforts in the private
	sector with the Legal Defense Fund and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
	and Dorr, partnering to successfully challenge racially
	discriminatory voting ID laws in Texas; in 2004, he began serving as
	executive director of the Campaign Legal Center; while an adjunct
	professor at Georgetown University Law Center, he developed a
	thriving intern program for CLC; he also taught at the University of
	Virginia, American University, and New York Law School, and he was
	named a Wasserstein Fellow at Harvard Law School and a Mentor in
	Residence at Yale Law School; committed to educating the next
	generation of litigators, he spearheaded the CLC drive to establish
	the Voting Rights Institute, a partnership with the American
	Constitution Society and Georgetown Law; he was of great assistance
	to the Lone Star Project in Texas as well; and
	WHEREAS, While dedicating his career to the pursuit of
	justice, Mr. Hebert was also very active in his church and his
	community in Alexandria, Virginia, coaching youth soccer and
	serving as president of the PTA and the charitable organization
	ALIVE!; he was a devoted husband to his wife of 37 years, Victoria,
	and very engaged in the lives of his five children, Christy, Greta,
	Brooke, Josh, and Marlea, and his 10 grandchildren, Gunter, Annika,
	Amelie, Harper, Sadie, Bailey, Brighid, Adrian, Tyler, and Abe; and
	WHEREAS, Gerry Hebert was a fierce, brilliant champion of
	democracy and equal rights for all, especially the historically
	disenfranchised, and his family and friends will forever treasure
	their memories of his generosity, passion, and wonderful sense of
	humor; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
	Joseph Gerald Hebert and extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn
	his passing; 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 Gerry
	Hebert.
	Turner
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 18 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on November 1, 2023.
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	Chief Clerk of the House