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![handle is hein.barjournals/altresolut0022 and id is 1 raw text is: Vol. 22, No. 1
Fall 2012
September, 2012
has been a very
eventful month for
ADR. The ADR
Council met in Aus-
tin September 8,
2012, (Saturday) for
our fall meeting and
discussed the com-
ing years events.
As he had in prior meetings, Justice
Bob Gammage was a strong contribu-
tor to the subject matter through his
great knowledge and wit, which invar-
iably germinated meaningful discus-
sions for the Council. When he had
the floor and spoke, all of us listened
for we all were surely to learn from
his comments. At the breaks in our
meeting he exuded his warmth, fel-
lowship, and kindness which always
confirmed why he was so popular with
our Council and all who knew him.
Sadly, I report that I was shocked to
learn the following Monday morning,
that we lost a great person, lawyer,
ADR advocate, and a real champion
of the people when Justice Gammage
succumbed to a heart attack at his
home in Llano, Texas.
The Houston Chronicle reported on
Tuesday morning of his death and re-
minded us how really fortunate the
State of Texas was to have had Bob
pass our way. He was part of the now
famous Dirty 30 - which was a
group of Texas Legislators made up of
conservatives and liberals in both par-
ties who rose up in opposition to the
high-handed rule of the then-House
Speaker Gus Mutscher, who soon
would be enmeshed in the infamous
Sharpstown scandal. It was a badge
of honor he wore proudly. The Hou-
ston Chronicle went on to report: Not
only was Bob a great legislator and a
great senator, but he served with great
distinction on the Supreme Court.
Former Texas Gov. Mark White said:
He had a great feel for people, and
always tried to protect the little guy
against powerful interests. [Material
from Houston Chronicle reprinted by
permission.]
Robert Alton Gammage was born in
Houston on March 13, 1938. After
graduating from Milby High School,
he received his undergraduate degree
from the University of Corpus Christi,
now Texas A&M at Corpus Christi in
1963, and his Master's Degree from
Sam Houston State University in
1965. He received his law degree from
the University of Texas at Austin in
1969 and a Master's Degree in law
from the University of Virginia in
1986. He served in the armed services
and was a retired captain in the U.S.
Naval Reserve. He was in private
practice in Houston from 1969-1979
and was elected to the Texas House in
1970 and the Texas Senate in 1973.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.barjournals/altresolut0022&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)