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. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House