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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of McCulloch County lost an esteemed |
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public official and a cherished friend with the passing of the |
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Honorable Bill J. Spiller on December 26, 2020, at the age of 62; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Spiller was born in Brady on November 4, 1958, |
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to Jack and Peggy Spiller, and he grew up with the companionship of |
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three siblings, Jane, Dan, and George; after graduating from Brady |
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High School, he continued his studies at The University of Texas at |
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Austin, where he earned a degree in public relations; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, Judge Spiller enjoyed a |
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rewarding career in banking; he initially worked at financial |
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institutions in Austin and then Los Angeles before returning to |
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Texas to manage a group of banks with locations in Winters, |
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Eastland, Cisco, and Ranger; subsequently, he moved back to Brady |
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to manage the local Bank of America, and he went on to serve as |
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president of American State Bank in Big Spring for eight years, |
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until his retirement in 2013; he then returned home to Brady and |
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began working for the USDA Farm Service Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Spiller's deep commitment to his community led |
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him to participate in numerous civic endeavors over the years; in |
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2015, he became presiding judge of the Brady Municipal Court, and he |
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was elected as county judge of McCulloch County in 2018; he also |
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served as president of the Voca Community Center and the Voca |
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Cemetery Association, and he was a member of the City of Brady |
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Zoning Board of Adjustment and the McCulloch County Senior Citizen |
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Association Sunset Center Advisory Board; in his leisure hours, he |
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enjoyed traveling and spending time at the family ranch near Voca, |
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as well as pursuing his passion for history; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Spiller was an accomplished professional who |
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also devoted himself to making McCulloch County an even better |
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place to live, and he leaves behind a record of good works that will |
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be admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judge Bill J. |
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Spiller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his sister, Jane Penn, and her husband, Lee Tetens; to his brothers, |
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Dan and George Spiller; to his nieces, Shelly Schueshler and Gena |
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Spiller; to his nephew, T. J. Penn, and his wife, Tracy; to his |
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great-nieces, M. J. and Allie Penn; and to his other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judge Bill |
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Spiller. |