FENTRESS BRACEWELL 1980 - 1985 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEN Fentress was on the Board per an article and photo in the 1980 annual report. He is also listed on the Board in the Annual Reports for 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984. And he is listed as a Director on a letter to stockholders dated Nov. 1, 1985. -Jake Lamkins (2/26/06) OBITUARY Fentress Bracewell, one of the founders of what is currently Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, died on June 13 in Houston after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years. He was 85. Mr. Bracewell attended Baylor University, where the man known as "Brace" to his friends met his future wife, Muriel, to whom he was married for 54 years. After graduation from Baylor University Law School and service in the U.S. Navy, Fentress Bracewell, his father J.S. Bracewell, his brother Searcy Bracewell and Bert Tunks formed the firm of Bracewell & Tunks in 1945. In 1951, Harry W. Patterson joined the firm and in 1966 the firm adopted the name of Bracewell & Patterson. It carried this name until March 31, 2005 when former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined the firm as a name partner. Fentress Bracewell served the firm for many years as managing partner. According to the family obituary, "he hosted each year a luncheon honoring all the law firm secretaries and support staff, who, following the example of his long-time secretary, Annie Watts, referred to him as 'Mr. Fentress.' Receiving the Houston Boss of the Year Award from the Houston Secretaries Association meant much to him and reflected his salient characteristic of treating everyone he met with the same courtesy, cheer, and chivalry." Fentress Bracewell became a Port of Houston commissioner in 1968. He became chairman of the commission in 1970 and served in that position for 15 years, the longest tenure of any commission chairman. He also led the development of his namesake, the Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Terminal at Morgan's Point and traveled to ports throughout the world promoting trade. Fentress Bracewell served for many years on numerous public and private corporate boards including First Continental Life & Accident Insurance Company, Cemex, First Investors Financial Services Corporation (chairman), Union National Bank, San Jacinto Savings and Loan (chairman), Frontier Airlines, American Funeral Services (chairman), and the Broadway Plan of Church Finance. He served as a director of the Houston Chamber of Commerce and was chairman of the regional board and a life member of the national board of the Institute of International Education, which directs, among others, the Fulbright Scholars Program. He also was a member of the River Oaks Country Club, the Houston Club, and the University Club of New York. In addition to Mr. Bracewell's wife, survivors include his son Brad Bracewell, daughter Lyn B. Phillips, and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and a niece. -http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com (10/18/07) OBITUARY FENTRESS BRACEWELL passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the age of 85, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years. Though not the same man he was for most of his life, our father wore the beautiful patina of his lovely personality, untarnished, until the end. Dad was born to loving and honored parents J.S. and Lola in the old town of Harrisburg in Houston's East End, along the shores of the Houston Ship Channel. He was a member of Broadway Baptist Church where he enjoyed deep and enduring spiritual formation. He attended Harrisburg Elementary, Deady, and Milby, where he was a cheerleader, before Baylor University where he met Muriel, who became his wife and companion of 53 years until her death in1996, and many other cherished friends who called him "Brace." After graduation from Baylor Law and time in the Navy, Fentress, with his father, brother Searcy, and Bert Tunks, in 1945, founded the Bracewell & Tunks (later Bracewell & Patterson and now Bracewell & Giuliani) law firm, where he was later managing partner. For fifty years he was a true counselor of the law and a witty, wise and encouraging mentor to many young lawyers, while also presiding over a firm growing in size and importance. Fentress served the Port of Houston as a commissioner from 1968 to 1970, then as its Chairman for fifteen years, still the longest tenure of any chairman, a position his father also held in the 1950s. The decisions made under his leadership changed the course of the Port of Houston, positioning it to become the world class port it is today. He led the development of his namesake, the Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Terminal at Morgan's Point; traveled to ports in Europe, Australia, Russia, China, the Far East, and the United States, most frequently New York, developing trade and making friends; and spent countless happily busy hours raising awareness of the Port's importance by hosting group inspection tours of the ship channel aboard the M/V Sam Houston. In his resignation remarks, he commented, "Houston is truly the town that built a port that built a city." As chairman of the regional board of the Institute of International Education - which directs, among others, the Fulbright Scholars program- and a life member of the national board, he experienced much enrichment, and made lasting friendships, through his continuing involvement with the world community. He spent decades serving on the board of First Continental Life & Accident Insurance Company, assisting dear friend J. W. Smelley in building First Continental through thirteen acquisitions into a significant company. His service to close friends Walter Mischer, Garrett Butler, C.T. and W.R. Parker, Gene Murphree, Jack Perry, Chilly Newman, Tom Pulling, Eugene Cernan, John Stockton and others and their business interests brought him great joy, as did the unsurpassed camaraderie, esteem and affection he shared with his brother Searcy. In addition to theboards on which he served with his friends and clients, Fentress served on many public and private corporate boards, including Cemex, First Investors Financial Services Corp(chairman), Union National Bank, San Jacinto Savings and Loan (chairman), Frontier Airlines, American Funeral Services (chairman), and the Broadway Plan of Church Finance. He served as a director of the Houston Chamber of Commerce and as a trustee and Sunday school teacher at Westminster United Methodist Church. Fentress and Searcy each served as president of the Houston Club, the first brothers to do so. His last pleasure as a board member was serving as president of the Huntingdon Homeowners Association, where he had many friends among staff as well as residents. He also continued to enjoy River Oaks County Club, the Houston Club, and the University Club in New York before illness intervened. Along with Muriel, he hosted each year a luncheon honoring all law firm secretaries and support staff, who, following the example of his long time secretary,Annie Watts, referred to him as "Mr. Fentress." Receiving the Houston Boss of the Year award from the Houston Secretaries Association meant much to him and reflected his salient characteristic of treating everyone he met with the same courtesy, cheer, and chivalry. He was a true gentleman. A love of baseball led him to become a largely behind-the-scenes "player" in bringing and keeping professional baseball in Houston. An avid radio fan, he did not actually attend a professional baseball game until he saw the Houston Buffs play after World War II. Though a stickler for following the rules, he allowed his son and daughter to skip school to accompany him to the first Houston Colt `45s' game on the afternoon of April 10, 1962 (Houston 11/Chicago 2). Along with Muriel and their great friend, sportswriter George Kirksey, many enthusiastic hours were spent along the first base line rooting for the Astros in, as Kirksey coined, the "eighth wonder ofthe world," the Astrodome. We will remember his intellect, his ready quips, his undying sense of humor, his schemes of "what you ought to do" for all in his sphere, his buoyant and infectious belief that a project was a "doable thing," his unrelenting desire to get all his "coons up one tree," his incredible luck in snagging the best parking places, his knack for spotting celebrities wherever he went, his ability to get a good table at 21 in New York as well as to throw a fun Bluebonnet Party on the porch of The Farm in Roans Prairie,Texas, his courtly manners, his elegant demeanor, his enduring charm, his irrepressible optimism. We will always miss him. We'll be seeing you in every lovely summer's day, and everything that's bright and gay, We'll always think of you that way. We'll find you in the morning sun, And when the night is new, We'll be looking at the moon, But we'll be seeing you. Fentress' sister-in-law, Elizabeth Bracewell, survives him, and also his children: Lyn B. Phillips and husband Tom, and Brad Bracewell and wife Kathy; grandchildren, who called him "FB": Thomas Kirkham and wife Devon, Bradley Bracewell, Laynie Bracewell, Mollie Bracewell, Daniel Phillips, and Edward Bracewell; nephews and their families: John Monroe, Tom Monroe, and Joe Bracewell; niece Elizabeth Machac and her family; and great grandchildren Sadira and Skyler Kirkham. He is also survived by his loyal housekeeper of more than 20 years, Lupe Ambriz, who watched over him with devotion and care. We also wish to express gratitude to his longtime faithful and tender caregivers, especially Linda Martinez, Dalia Mendoza, Amparo Ponce and Hortencia Giraldo, and, more recently, for the remarkable support and assistance of Houston Hospice. Private burial at Forest Park Lawndale, who will be handling the arrangements, 713-928-5141. Memorial service at Westminster United Methodist Church, 5801 San Felipe, Houston, Texas 77057, at 10:00am on Friday, June 22, 2007. Pastor G. Christopher Scruggs leading the service. The family would like to recognize all of Dad's former law partners as honorary pallbearers. For those desiring, contributions to the Muriel and Fentress Bracewell Scholars, a fund enabling outstanding regional college graduates of limited means to further their study abroad, through the Institute of International Education, would be deeply appreciated. Bracewell Scholars, IIE, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017-3580. Published in the Houston Chronicle on 6/14/2007. (10/19/07) Posted at the FL Club: FL Board Director Fentress Bracewell has died. Fentress served on the FL Board 1980 - 1985. He was 85 and lived in the HOU area. Anyone with more info about Fentress, please post it. -Jake Lamkins (10/19/07) FLacebook - FL Club FLight West: Fentress Bracewell DEN board member Fentress Bracewell's memorial webpage has been updated: http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Fentress_Bracewell.html He served during Frontier's dying years: 1980 - 1985. -Jake Lamkins (11/23/15)