[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H39-H40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE OF HAROLD J. ``TEX'' LEZAR, JUNIOR

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty this morning to report on 
the

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passing of one of the most articulate conservative voices in Texas.
  Harold J. ``Tex'' Lezar, Jr., left us earlier this month, a Texas 
lawyer who had worked for both the Nixon and Reagan administrations and 
was a fixture in Texas and national politics.
  Born in Dallas, Tex Lezar grew up in Japan, the son of a ship's 
captain who did reconnaissance work for General MacArthur. He graduated 
from Yale and was an assistant to columnist William F. Buckley, Jr., 
before becoming a speech writer for President Nixon. Tex worked on 
Ronald Reagan's 1980 Presidential campaign before becoming a special 
counsel to the U.S. Attorney General and later the chief of staff under 
Attorney General William French Smith.
  In June of 1984, Tex Lezar married Ms. Mary Spaeth. He leaves three 
children: Philip, Beau, and Maverick.
  As a Texas Republican, I can say we were blessed to have had him with 
us as a guide to encourage and direct our political paths. As a friend 
of him and his family, I am glad I had the chance to know him; and I 
honor his life here today.

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