H.R. No. 806

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Doyle E.
	Krueger of New Braunfels, who died on February 15, 2008, at the age
	of 75; and
	WHEREAS, Doyle Elmer Krueger was born in Marion on April 7,
	1932; he moved to New Braunfels with his family in 1941, when his
	father became part owner of Richards and Krueger Lumber Company;
	and
	WHEREAS, After graduating from New Braunfels High School in
	1949, Mr. Krueger went on to earn his bachelor's degree in business
	administration at Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the
	Corps of Cadets and the Fighting Texas Aggie Band; he graduated in
	1953, and that same year, he married Roxolin Bose Krueger and
	answered his nation's call to duty; joining the U.S. Air Force as a
	second lieutenant, he was honorably discharged in 1956 as a
	captain; and
	WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Krueger
	returned to his family's lumberyard in New Braunfels, where he
	would work for the next 14 years; in 1970, he founded Towne and
	Country Realtors with Tom Zipp, and he worked with that company
	until 2000; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Krueger was actively engaged in his profession
	during his years in real estate, serving as president of the Texas
	Association of Realtors and the New Braunfels Board of Realtors; he
	was chair of the Legal Action Committee of the National Association
	of Realtors, and from 1990 to 1997, he was the association's
	director; for his professional leadership, he was named Realtor of
	the Year in 1994 by the Texas Association of Realtors and Realtor of
	the Century by the New Braunfels Board of Realtors; and
	WHEREAS, Despite his many professional responsibilities, Mr.
	Krueger was also deeply committed to his community; he had a long
	association with the McKenna Memorial Hospital and System, as a
	board member for 33 years and as board chair for 13 years; he was
	also a blue coat member of the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce for
	more than four decades and a longtime member of the Wurstfest
	Association, the Braunfels Foundation Trust, and the Rotary Club;
	he had attended the First Protestant Church since 1942, serving on
	its board and many committees; and
	WHEREAS, For his many contributions to his community, Mr.
	Krueger received a number of prestigious awards from the local
	chamber of commerce, and he was designated a distinguished alumnus
	by the New Braunfels ISD Education Foundation; in 2002, this
	esteemed Texan was named a Living Legend of New Braunfels; and
	WHEREAS, A generous man whose word was his bond, Doyle
	Krueger was a stalwart and dynamic presence in New Braunfels for
	more than 60 years, and his good humor, integrity, and wise counsel
	will forever be remembered by those whose lives he touched; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Doyle E. Krueger and
	extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Roxolin Bose Krueger; to his son, Steven Krueger; to his
	daughter, Katherine K. Stripling; to his six grandchildren; and to
	his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Doyle
	Krueger.
	Miller of Comal
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 806 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House