R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Walter Earl Steimel
1-2 were greatly saddened by his passing on May 3, 1997, at the age of
1-3 69, and we join them in bidding a reluctant farewell to this
1-4 noteworthy Texan; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Wichita Falls, Mr. Steimel served with
1-6 distinction in the United States Navy during and after the Korean
1-7 War, serving aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific before
1-8 receiving his honorable discharge as a lieutenant commander; and
1-9 WHEREAS, On graduating from The University of Texas School of
1-10 Law in 1958, Mr. Steimel embarked on his career as an attorney,
1-11 first in Wichita Falls and then in Fort Worth, where he continued
1-12 to practice until his retirement in 1995; and
1-13 WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community,
1-14 Mr. Steimel was integral to the success of a number of professional
1-15 and public interest groups, including the Tarrant County Medical
1-16 Assistants Society, the American Arthritis Association, and the
1-17 Texas Trial Lawyers Association; he was also a cofounder and past
1-18 president of the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Steimel further gave of himself through his
1-20 dedicated efforts in the political arena; an influential advocate
1-21 for consumer protection and other progressive causes, he was the
1-22 Democratic Party nominee for state senator from Tarrant County in
1-23 1974; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career, Mr. Steimel drew
2-1 strength and sustenance from his close-knit family, and they will
2-2 remember him first and foremost as a devoted husband, father, and
2-3 grandfather; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Although he will be missed, Walter Steimel will live
2-5 on in the hearts of those who knew him, and his many contributions
2-6 to the Lone Star State will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore,
2-7 be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Walter Earl Steimel and
2-10 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
2-11 Margaret Brady Steimel; to his son, Walter Earl Steimel, Jr.; to
2-12 his daughter, Stacy Elizabeth Steimel de Tomic; to his
2-13 grandchildren; and to his other family members and many friends;
2-14 and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-17 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-18 Walter Earl Steimel.
Burnam
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 842 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 13, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House