Albert Wadel Moursund III

ALBERT WADEL MOURSUND, III, lawyer, rancher, banker and statesman; born in Johnson City, TX, May 23, 1919; son of Albert Wadel Moursund, Jr. and Mary Frances (Stribling) Moursund; passed away at his home in Round Mountain, TX, on April 22, 2002, at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Allen Moore Moursund; a son, Will Stribling Moursund; a daughter, Mary Moore Moursund; a daughter-in-law, Ingrid Weltge Moursund; a granddaughter, Autumn Marie Moursund; a grandson, Albert Wadel Moursund, IV.; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Elman Fuchs and wife, Rita Fuchs; a nephew, Harald Nielsen Moursund; a cousin, Lugenia Donop and husband, Gordon Donop; family members, Socorro Morales; Lorena Morales Blaylock, and husband, Monte Blaylock, and daughter, Ariel Blaylock; and a host of dedicated and loyal employees and friends. A.W. Moursund, or Judge Moursund as he was commonly known, was a nationally recognized lawyer and statesman. He graduated from Austin High School in 1936 and received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1941, and was admitted to the Bar of Texas that same year. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, and opened his law practice in Johnson City, TX after the war. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives for two terms and served from 1948 to 1952. He began his service as General Counsel of Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. in 1950 and continued in that capacity until his death. After leaving the Texas House, he was elected County Judge of Blanco County and served from 1953 until 1959. He was a lifelong friend, business associate, counselor and advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson. President Johnson granted him an irrevocable power of attorney in 1963. Judge Moursund was one of the original appointees to the board of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in 1963, and served on that board until 1967. He was recognized as ÔA Texan's Texan' by TIME magazine in 1964. Judge Moursund owned various and varied businesses during his life, including banks, insurance agencies, abstract companies, and ranches in different states, to name a few. He owned the Arrowhead Bank in Llano, TX, and the Cattleman's National Bank in Round Mountain, TX, at the time of his death. Judge Moursund received many accolades during his long and storied life, which recognized him as the Texas Renaissance Man that he was. In 1991, the Texas House of Representatives passed Resolution 778, honoring A. W. and Mary Allen Moursund's 50th wedding anniversary, and that same year he received a 50-year certificate from the State Bar of Texas and a Golden Anniversary Diploma from the University of Texas. A lifelong Mason, he was honored as a Master Mason for 50 years in 1995. The Texas Senate passed Resolution 1309 honoring Judge Moursund in 1995 and he was recognized by Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock as a ÔTrue Texan' in that same year. He was appointed General Counsel to Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock in 1996. Funeral Services will be held at Crofts Funeral Home, Johnson City, TX, on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 2:00 P.M., with Graveside Services in Round Mountain, TX, immediately following. Pallbearers are Bennie Fuelberg, W.W. (Bud) Burnett, Cecil Joe Scott, George Birck, Rory Boatright, F.M. (Fuzzy) Reagor, Glenn Lewis, Tommy Duncan, David Taylor, Lee Duncan, Wallace Herbert, Rudy Garcia, Jay Frasier, and Oliver Deike. Honorary Pallbearers are the Directors, Officers and Employees of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.; the Directors, Officers and Employees of the Arrowhead Bank; and the Directors, Officers and Employees of the Cattleman's National Bank. Memorial donations may be made in the name of Judge A.W. Moursund to the Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center, Burnet, Texas; to the ÔJudge A.W. Moursund Scholarship Fund', LBJ High School, Johnson City, Texas; to the Shriners' Children's Hospital, Austin, TX; to the Johnson City Little League, Johnson City, TX; and to the LBJ Band Boosters, Johnson City, TX.