H.R. No. 82

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the
	passing of admired attorney and civic leader James Reed Lovell of
	Amarillo on July 4, 2023, at the age of 96; and
	WHEREAS, The oldest son of Benjamin Reed Lovell and Reta
	Eudora Poovey Lovell, Jim Lovell was delivered at home in Ashtola on
	April 8, 1927, with the help of his grandmother, Johnnie Mae
	Blackburn Poovey, the local midwife; he grew up with the loving
	guidance of his parents and both his maternal and paternal
	grandparents; along with his brother, Joe Thomas, he worked and
	played at the Lovells' combination service station, grist mill,
	country store, and post office; he graduated as president of
	Clarendon High School's Class of 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy
	at the end of World War II; following basic training in San Diego,
	he served on shore patrol in the Philippines; his duties included
	guarding men under court-martial, and his observations of military
	lawyers inspired his career choice following his honorable
	discharge in 1946; and
	WHEREAS, The G.I. Bill enabled Mr. Lovell to become a
	first-generation college student; he attended Clarendon Junior
	College and Southern Methodist University, where he earned both his
	bachelor's degree in business administration and his law degree;
	after establishing a solo law practice in Dumas, he formed a
	partnership with Hugh T. Lyle in 1953; although Mr. Lyle died in
	1976, Mr. Lovell continued to call the firm Lovell & Lyle in honor
	of his partner until 2016, when he moved to Amarillo to be closer to
	family and medical care; he became of counsel to the firm of his
	sons before fading eyesight obliged him to conclude his remarkable
	69-year career; and
	WHEREAS, Devoted to his profession, Mr. Lovell was a mentor
	to many and held membership with numerous local, state, and
	national associations; he was a director of the State Bar of Texas
	for many years and served as chair of the State Bar of Texas
	Insurance Trust; among other accolades, he received the 1979
	President's Award and special recognition for his leadership in the
	founding and continued operation of the Texas Lawyers' Insurance
	Exchange; in order to launch the TLIE, he signed a personal bank
	loan for $165,000, and he served as president and chair of the board
	for three decades; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Lovell was also an investor and developer of
	farm and ranch land in the 1970s; initially enjoying considerable
	success, he showed great tenacity, courage, and diligence as he
	weathered the crushing interest rates and deflation of agricultural
	land values in the 1980s; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to Dumas and Moore Counties, Mr. Lovell
	was highly engaged in civic life; for over 25 years, he was Dumas
	city attorney, and he served other North Plains towns in this role
	as well; he was a bank director in Dumas and Sunray, and he
	completed multiple terms as a trustee of the Dumas Independent
	School District; in 1975, he was appointed to the West Texas State
	University Board of Regents, and he held the office of chair in
	1978; he led the Dumas Chamber of Commerce, the Moore County
	Development Corporation, and similar groups for many years and
	spearheaded efforts to bring American Beef to the Schroeter
	Industrial Park at Cactus; in addition, he was very active in local
	politics; a man of deep faith, he was a valued member of First
	Presbyterian Church of Dumas for seven decades and served as an
	elder; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Lovell married his high school sweetheart, the
	former Louva Hunt, in 1951, and they were blessed with eight
	children, Lynnita, John, Jimmy, Joe, Jeff, Laura, Leslie, and
	Jesse; he instilled in them good manners, a strong work ethic, and a
	sense of responsibility while also encouraging them to find their
	own paths; during summers, the Lovells broadened the horizons of
	their offspring on road trips to 48 states, including Alaska; that
	first marriage ended with three children still at home, and
	Mr. Lovell saw to their upbringing; he sent all of his sons and
	daughters through college; and
	WHEREAS, Fortunate to find love a second time, Mr. Lovell met
	Betty King through a friend and dancing class, and they wed on
	December 28, 1991; the couple traveled extensively and enjoyed
	spending time at the cabin they built on the Cimarron River in Ute
	Park, New Mexico; they shared a fulfilling relationship until her
	passing in 2014; in his later years, Mr. Lovell was surrounded by
	the love of a fine family that grew to include many grandchildren
	and great-grandchildren, as well as three stepdaughters and their
	extended families; and
	WHEREAS, Jim Lovell was an engaged citizen, a devoted family
	man, and an admired member of the legal profession, and his
	wide-ranging contributions will remain a lasting source of
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