R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Ned Euseppi of El Paso on December 1-2 10, 2000, at the age of 49, brought a great loss to the family and 1-3 friends of this esteemed Texas resident; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on July 31, 1951, Mr. Euseppi attended 1-5 Altheimer High School in Arkansas before earning his degree in 1-6 finance from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; after 1-7 moving to Pine Bluff and working as an auditor for Simmons First 1-8 National Bank, he joined First South Savings and Loan, where he 1-9 worked first as controller and then as treasurer; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Euseppi moved to Little Rock and 1-11 co-founded Pinnacle Mortgage Company; four years later he came to 1-12 El Paso, where he enjoyed great success in the financial industry 1-13 assisting the Fred Hervey family in restructuring and revitalizing 1-14 their Sun World Corporation, in addition to serving on the board of 1-15 directors of Sun World Savings Bank, Sun World Federal Bank, and 1-16 U.S. Community Savings; and 1-17 WHEREAS, When the organization was sold to Nation's Bank, 1-18 Mr. Euseppi joined Salomon Smith Barney for a short time and then 1-19 went on to found Capital Savings, which he ably directed as its 1-20 president and chief executive officer; and 1-21 WHEREAS, He actively participated in various organizations, 1-22 including the Rotary Club, and he served as past president of El 1-23 Paso Insights Science Museum Board; moreover, he devoted much time 1-24 as a past fund-raising chair for the El Paso Boy Scouts and as a 2-1 member of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra Foundation board of 2-2 directors; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Mr. Euseppi contributed greatly to the El Paso 2-4 community and the area's businesses, and his memory will 2-5 undoubtedly live on in the hearts of many; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Ned Euseppi and extend 2-8 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Kathy 2-9 Euseppi; to his daughter, Julie Euseppi; to his sons, Paul and 2-10 Jonathan Euseppi; to his brothers, Joe and James Euseppi; to his 2-11 sisters, Rosemary Luzietti, Norie McCall, and Ginny Sepielli; and 2-12 to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-15 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-16 Ned Euseppi. Lewis of Tarrant Chavez _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 265 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 5, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House