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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of The Woodlands fondly remember |
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Frederick Thomas Shetz, a beloved neighbor and admired community |
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leader, who died on June 25, 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Leo and Hazel Shetz on September 13, 1941, |
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Fred Shetz graduated from Northeast Catholic High School for Boys |
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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1959; he went on to earn a |
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bachelor's degree in business management from St. Mary's College of |
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California; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired by Baugh Chemical Company soon after high |
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school, Mr. Shetz joined Gulf Oil Corporation in 1961 and worked in |
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accounting before becoming director of the employee van pool |
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program; initially based in Pennsylvania, he transferred in 1976 to |
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the Houston area, where he and his family became early residents of |
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The Woodlands; he spent the last four years of his career in San |
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Francisco working for Chevron, which had acquired Gulf in the |
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mid-1980s; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shetz retired in 1990 and moved back to The |
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Woodlands with his family; during his many years in the community, |
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he was a prominent figure in numerous civic organizations, |
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including the July 4th parade committee and a local Cub Scout troop; |
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in addition, he was known as "The Voice of The Woodlands" for the |
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computer calling service he operated that was used by many local |
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organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, An active congregant of Saints Simon and Jude |
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Catholic Parish, he was ordained a deacon in the Catholic Church in |
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1984 and faithfully carried out the duties of that position for the |
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next two decades; on his return to Texas from California, Mr. Shetz |
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became the human resources director of the Archdiocese of |
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Galveston-Houston as well as director of ordained deacons, a |
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position he held for 10 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Married to his high school sweetheart, the former |
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Catherine Geiser, since 1960, Mr. Shetz embraced the joys of family |
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life; through the decades, he and Mrs. Shetz welcomed children and |
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grandchildren into the world, and together they took part in many |
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rewarding experiences, including numerous trips throughout Europe |
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and the Middle East, during which they introduced church groups to |
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important religious and historic sites; and |
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WHEREAS, Fred Shetz devoted himself to his family, his |
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church, and The Woodlands community, and he continues to be greatly |
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missed by the many individuals whose lives were enriched by his love |
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and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frederick Thomas |
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Shetz; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frederick |
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Thomas Shetz. |