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Charles T. Newton, Jr. was born in Austin, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and was an outstanding student as well as a stellar football and track athlete. He graduated from Austin High School in 1960 and enrolled at the University of Texas that fall, with the intention of going to law school.
Mr. Newton was enthralled by the academic environment where he excelled and which ignited his intellectual curiosity, which he maintained for the rest of his life. He joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity where he developed friendships that have lasted a lifetime. While at UT, Mr. Newton was elected president of his fraternity, was selected as a member of the Texas Cowboys honorary service organization and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Pi Sigma Alpha. Upon graduation he received his BBA with Honors.
Charles Newton entered law school at UT in 1964 where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and graduated, again with Honors, in 1967. Thereafter he was selected to serve as a law clerk to Judge Homer Thornberry of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Charles Newton joined the firm of Vinson & Elkins upon finishing his judicial clerkship in 1968. There Mr. Newton established himself as an outstanding trial lawyer and a specialist in antitrust litigation. He served as the Chair of the Antitrust Section of the State Bar of Texas. In the forty-one years that he practiced law, he tried and won a multitude of important cases.
Charles Newton was admitted to the partnership at Vinson & Elkins in January, 1974. Perhaps even more important to Mr. Newton was his long time leadership of the firm's recruiting efforts at the University of Texas School of Law where he had a personal hand in convincing countless numbers of young lawyers to come to Vinson & Elkins. After these young men and women joined Vinson & Elkins, he mentored them and was proud to see many become partners at the firm.
Mr. Newton's knowledge of and passion for the law will live on in those that learned from him as a mentor. He loved the University of Texas where he gave his time and talent for his entire professional career and Vinson & Elkins where he touched and influenced numerous lawyers and clients.
Charles Newton was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. He also was a member of the River Oaks Country Club, the Uvalde Hunting Club, and St. Charles Bay Hunting Club. He was a passionate outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a ferocious designer of his gardens. He treasured the companionship of family and friends and was always a generous host and engaging conversationalist. Mr. Newton especially enjoyed his farm in the country near Winedale, where he headed The Winedale Historical Society for a number of years. He was a Director of Communities in Schools and Chancellor of Episcopal High School for the past six years.
Charles Newton was thankful for his faith in God and for the support of his family, whose love gave him the strength to begin each day with hope and excitement, especially during his final illness. Mr. Newton treasured his many friendships and joined his family in thanking each friend for their generous love and attention.
After a life spent pursuing his dedication to his family and the law, Charles T. "Tippy" Newton, Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday morning, November 20, 2008, in Houston. He was predeceased by his parents Charles T. Newton and Ann Brashear Newton, and uncle, Thomas Brasher.
The memorial service was held December 2 in the New Church of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston, where The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., The Rev. Martin J. Bastian, The Rev. John A. Logan, The Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, and The Rev. Laurens A. Hall served as officiants. Immediately following the service, all were invited to join the family for a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall.
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Charles T. Newton, Jr. was born in Austin, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and was an outstanding student as well as a stellar football and track athlete. He graduated from Austin High School in 1960 and enrolled at the University of Texas that fall, with the intention of going to law school.
Mr. Newton was enthralled by the academic environment where he excelled and which ignited his intellectual curiosity, which he maintained for the rest of his life. He joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity where he developed friendships that have lasted a lifetime. While at UT, Mr. Newton was elected president of his fraternity, was selected as a member of the Texas Cowboys honorary service organization and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Pi Sigma Alpha. Upon graduation he received his BBA with Honors.
Charles Newton entered law school at UT in 1964 where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and graduated, again with Honors, in 1967. Thereafter he was selected to serve as a law clerk to Judge Homer Thornberry of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Charles Newton joined the firm of Vinson & Elkins upon finishing his judicial clerkship in 1968. There Mr. Newton established himself as an outstanding trial lawyer and a specialist in antitrust litigation. He served as the Chair of the Antitrust Section of the State Bar of Texas. In the forty-one years that he practiced law, he tried and won a multitude of important cases.
Charles Newton was admitted to the partnership at Vinson & Elkins in January, 1974. Perhaps even more important to Mr. Newton was his long time leadership of the firm's recruiting efforts at the University of Texas School of Law where he had a personal hand in convincing countless numbers of young lawyers to come to Vinson & Elkins. After these young men and women joined Vinson & Elkins, he mentored them and was proud to see many become partners at the firm.
Mr. Newton's knowledge of and passion for the law will live on in those that learned from him as a mentor. He loved the University of Texas where he gave his time and talent for his entire professional career and Vinson & Elkins where he touched and influenced numerous lawyers and clients.
Charles Newton was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. He also was a member of the River Oaks Country Club, the Uvalde Hunting Club, and St. Charles Bay Hunting Club. He was a passionate outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a ferocious designer of his gardens. He treasured the companionship of family and friends and was always a generous host and engaging conversationalist. Mr. Newton especially enjoyed his farm in the country near Winedale, where he headed The Winedale Historical Society for a number of years. He was a Director of Communities in Schools and Chancellor of Episcopal High School for the past six years.
Charles Newton was thankful for his faith in God and for the support of his family, whose love gave him the strength to begin each day with hope and excitement, especially during his final illness. Mr. Newton treasured his many friendships and joined his family in thanking each friend for their generous love and attention.
After a life spent pursuing his dedication to his family and the law, Charles T. "Tippy" Newton, Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday morning, November 20, 2008, in Houston. He was predeceased by his parents Charles T. Newton and Ann Brashear Newton, and uncle, Thomas Brasher.
The memorial service was held December 2 in the New Church of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston, where The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., The Rev. Martin J. Bastian, The Rev. John A. Logan, The Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, and The Rev. Laurens A. Hall served as officiants. Immediately following the service, all were invited to join the family for a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall.
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Charles T. Newton, Jr. was born in Austin, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and was an outstanding student as well as a stellar football and track athlete. He graduated from Austin High School in 1960 and enrolled at the University of Texas that fall, with the intention of going to law school.
Mr. Newton was enthralled by the academic environment where he excelled and which ignited his intellectual curiosity, which he maintained for the rest of his life. He joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity where he developed friendships that have lasted a lifetime. While at UT, Mr. Newton was elected president of his fraternity, was selected as a member of the Texas Cowboys honorary service organization and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Pi Sigma Alpha. Upon graduation he received his BBA with Honors.
Charles Newton entered law school at UT in 1964 where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and graduated, again with Honors, in 1967. Thereafter he was selected to serve as a law clerk to Judge Homer Thornberry of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Charles Newton joined the firm of Vinson & Elkins upon finishing his judicial clerkship in 1968. There Mr. Newton established himself as an outstanding trial lawyer and a specialist in antitrust litigation. He served as the Chair of the Antitrust Section of the State Bar of Texas. In the forty-one years that he practiced law, he tried and won a multitude of important cases.
Charles Newton was admitted to the partnership at Vinson & Elkins in January, 1974. Perhaps even more important to Mr. Newton was his long time leadership of the firm's recruiting efforts at the University of Texas School of Law where he had a personal hand in convincing countless numbers of young lawyers to come to Vinson & Elkins. After these young men and women joined Vinson & Elkins, he mentored them and was proud to see many become partners at the firm.
Mr. Newton's knowledge of and passion for the law will live on in those that learned from him as a mentor. He loved the University of Texas where he gave his time and talent for his entire professional career and Vinson & Elkins where he touched and influenced numerous lawyers and clients.
Charles Newton was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. He also was a member of the River Oaks Country Club, the Uvalde Hunting Club, and St. Charles Bay Hunting Club. He was a passionate outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a ferocious designer of his gardens. He treasured the companionship of family and friends and was always a generous host and engaging conversationalist. Mr. Newton especially enjoyed his farm in the country near Winedale, where he headed The Winedale Historical Society for a number of years. He was a Director of Communities in Schools and Chancellor of Episcopal High School for the past six years.
Charles Newton was thankful for his faith in God and for the support of his family, whose love gave him the strength to begin each day with hope and excitement, especially during his final illness. Mr. Newton treasured his many friendships and joined his family in thanking each friend for their generous love and attention.
After a life spent pursuing his dedication to his family and the law, Charles T. "Tippy" Newton, Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday morning, November 20, 2008, in Houston. He was predeceased by his parents Charles T. Newton and Ann Brashear Newton, and uncle, Thomas Brasher.
The memorial service was held December 2 in the New Church of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston, where The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., The Rev. Martin J. Bastian, The Rev. John A. Logan, The Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, and The Rev. Laurens A. Hall served as officiants. Immediately following the service, all were invited to join the family for a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall.
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Charles T. Newton, Jr. was born in Austin, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and was an outstanding student as well as a stellar football and track athlete. He graduated from Austin High School in 1960 and enrolled at the University of Texas that fall, with the intention of going to law school.
Mr. Newton was enthralled by the academic environment where he excelled and which ignited his intellectual curiosity, which he maintained for the rest of his life. He joined Phi Delta Theta fraternity where he developed friendships that have lasted a lifetime. While at UT, Mr. Newton was elected president of his fraternity, was selected as a member of the Texas Cowboys honorary service organization and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Pi Sigma Alpha. Upon graduation he received his BBA with Honors.
Charles Newton entered law school at UT in 1964 where he was an editor of the Texas Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and graduated, again with Honors, in 1967. Thereafter he was selected to serve as a law clerk to Judge Homer Thornberry of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Charles Newton joined the firm of Vinson & Elkins upon finishing his judicial clerkship in 1968. There Mr. Newton established himself as an outstanding trial lawyer and a specialist in antitrust litigation. He served as the Chair of the Antitrust Section of the State Bar of Texas. In the forty-one years that he practiced law, he tried and won a multitude of important cases.
Charles Newton was admitted to the partnership at Vinson & Elkins in January, 1974. Perhaps even more important to Mr. Newton was his long time leadership of the firm's recruiting efforts at the University of Texas School of Law where he had a personal hand in convincing countless numbers of young lawyers to come to Vinson & Elkins. After these young men and women joined Vinson & Elkins, he mentored them and was proud to see many become partners at the firm.
Mr. Newton's knowledge of and passion for the law will live on in those that learned from him as a mentor. He loved the University of Texas where he gave his time and talent for his entire professional career and Vinson & Elkins where he touched and influenced numerous lawyers and clients.
Charles Newton was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. He also was a member of the River Oaks Country Club, the Uvalde Hunting Club, and St. Charles Bay Hunting Club. He was a passionate outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a ferocious designer of his gardens. He treasured the companionship of family and friends and was always a generous host and engaging conversationalist. Mr. Newton especially enjoyed his farm in the country near Winedale, where he headed The Winedale Historical Society for a number of years. He was a Director of Communities in Schools and Chancellor of Episcopal High School for the past six years.
Charles Newton was thankful for his faith in God and for the support of his family, whose love gave him the strength to begin each day with hope and excitement, especially during his final illness. Mr. Newton treasured his many friendships and joined his family in thanking each friend for their generous love and attention.
After a life spent pursuing his dedication to his family and the law, Charles T. "Tippy" Newton, Jr., 66, passed away on Thursday morning, November 20, 2008, in Houston. He was predeceased by his parents Charles T. Newton and Ann Brashear Newton, and uncle, Thomas Brasher.
The memorial service was held December 2 in the New Church of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston, where The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., The Rev. Martin J. Bastian, The Rev. John A. Logan, The Rev. J. Pittman McGehee, and The Rev. Laurens A. Hall served as officiants. Immediately following the service, all were invited to join the family for a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall.
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