By:  Patterson                                        H.C.R. No. 36
       73R3757 BNL-F
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, Floyd and Irene Weger will be honored for their
    1-2  numerous musical contributions to their community at the annual "I
    1-3  Love Paris" celebration, which will be held on February 20, 1993,
    1-4  in the Weger Performing Arts Center at Paris High School; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, These devoted educators have inspired several
    1-6  generations of Paris High School students to appreciate the joy of
    1-7  making music, and they have brought great pride to the city of
    1-8  Paris by encouraging the proliferation of musical events throughout
    1-9  the school and the community; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Weger were married in 1938 while they
   1-11  were both studying music at New York City's famed Julliard School;
   1-12  they decided to continue sharing their tremendous talent by
   1-13  teaching and guiding young people who shared their love of music;
   1-14  and
   1-15        WHEREAS, After completing their studies in 1941, the Wegers
   1-16  moved to Paris; Mr. Weger took a job as a conductor for Paris
   1-17  school bands while Mrs. Weger began teaching on a volunteer basis,
   1-18  but when her husband was called away to serve his nation during
   1-19  World War II, she took over his teaching duties and stayed with the
   1-20  school system for the next three decades; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Between the two of them, Mr. and Mrs. Weger
   1-22  accumulated 73 years of teaching experience; when Mrs. Weger
   1-23  retired in 1977 and her husband followed suit in 1978, they were
   1-24  teaching the sons and daughters of many of their original students;
    2-1  and
    2-2        WHEREAS, This remarkable couple had a profound effect on the
    2-3  music program at Paris High School; they founded the school's first
    2-4  symphonic-style band and the first 100-voice a capella choir, and
    2-5  they led the bands to top awards at countless competitions all over
    2-6  the state; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Weger have not limited their
    2-8  contributions to the school programs; Mr. Weger dedicates each
    2-9  summer to directing the all-volunteer Paris Municipal Band, which
   2-10  is said to be the oldest municipal band in Texas, and he and his
   2-11  wife also devote much of their time and talent to musical
   2-12  competitions and festivals throughout the Southwest; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, Many of Mr. and Mrs. Weger's former students, as
   2-14  well as their children, have gone on to have brilliant and
   2-15  fulfilling careers in music, and this is perhaps the greatest
   2-16  tribute to their success as teachers; their son, Steve, is an
   2-17  assistant professor of music at Texas Christian University and
   2-18  principal trumpet with the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra and
   2-19  Symphony, while their daughter, Jeanie, is a flute instructor at
   2-20  Southern Methodist University and principal flute with the Dallas
   2-21  Symphony; and
   2-22        WHEREAS, In fact, the Wegers seem to have founded a musical
   2-23  dynasty; their daughter-in-law, Nancy Weger, and son-in-law, Lorin
   2-24  Larson, also have flourishing musical careers, and several of their
   2-25  five grandchildren have already ventured into the world of music;
   2-26  and
   2-27        WHEREAS, The Wegers have devoted more than half a century to
    3-1  expanding the musical opportunities available to all Paris
    3-2  residents, and in doing so they have brought music, laughter, and
    3-3  community fellowship to their many friends and neighbors there;
    3-4  they have given selflessly of their time and expertise, and their
    3-5  legacy of good works will never be forgotten, so it is fitting that
    3-6  they be honored in the hall that was named as a tribute to them;
    3-7  now, therefore, be it
    3-8        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
    3-9  hereby honor Floyd and Irene Weger for their tireless efforts to
   3-10  bring joy and music into the lives of all Paris residents and
   3-11  extend to them warmest best wishes for many more years of continued
   3-12  success and happiness; and, be it further
   3-13        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   3-14  prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Weger as an expression of high regard by
   3-15  the Legislature of the State of Texas.