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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Frederic E. Wagner of Dallas on June |
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16, 2006, has brought a profound sense of loss to his family and |
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friends, who will long remember with great affection his strength, |
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courage, and love; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Wagner was born in Waco and |
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attended school at Our Lady of Good Counsel and at Sunset High in |
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Dallas; following his graduation from high school, he enrolled at |
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Southern Methodist University and then at The University of Texas, |
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earning a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman enjoyed a varied and |
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successful career as an engineer and entrepreneur; his first |
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venture was a construction company that he established with his |
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lifelong friend, Jim Williams; in 1955, he formed Eldorado Oil and |
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Gas, Inc., which operated in West Texas, Louisiana, and Venezuela; |
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he also demonstrated his exceptional leadership abilities as |
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president of Sovereign Development, Williams and Wagner |
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Construction Co., Williams and Wagner Investments, Inc., Sovereign |
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Oil and Gas, Inc., and Wagner Stables; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite the demands of his many enterprises, Mr. |
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Wagner always gave generously of his talents and expertise to his |
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professional and civic communities; a former member of the Texas |
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Governors Energy Commission, he was also active with the Boy Scouts |
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of America, serving as a scoutmaster for many years; in addition, he |
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was affiliated with the American Society of Photogrammetry, the |
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Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Electron Microscopy Society of |
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America, and the Dallas Geological Society as well as the Dallas |
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Petroleum Club, the Dallas Gun Club, the National Rifle |
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Association, the Horseman's Benevolent Association, the California |
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Thoroughbred Breeders Association, and the California Racing Hall |
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of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Wagner was a devoted husband and |
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father and a man of deep faith; he worshipped for four decades at |
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Central Christian Church, where he was a valued member of the Rowand |
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Sunday School Class; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Frederic E. |
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Wagner will remember a true "Renaissance man" whose positive |
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attitude, integrity, and enduring love of God, family, and |
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community earned him the lasting respect and admiration of |
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countless individuals; although he is deeply missed, his legacy |
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lives on in the hearts of those whose lives he touched; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frederic E. Wagner and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of |
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41 years, Ellen Seay Wagner; to his daughter, Jana Hilda Wagner; to |
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his mother-in-law, Jewell Seay; to his sisters-in-law, Carolin Seay |
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Havens and Loretta Seay; to his 19 nieces and nephews; and to all |
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who mourn the passing of this much-loved man; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frederic |
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E. Wagner. |
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Goolsby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 45 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 1, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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