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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Floyd A. Mechler, Jr., of Spring passed away on |
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November 30, 2010, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on February 15, 1950, |
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Mr. Mechler had a long history of involvement in the water |
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industry, and he was committed to promoting the wise use of this |
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precious resource; a former director and president of the Cypress |
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Forest Public Utility District and a longtime member of the |
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Association of Water Board Directors--Texas, he served on the AWBD |
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Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1994 and led the board as president |
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in 1988, 1989, and 1990; he was also active on the AWBD Water Smart |
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Steering Committee, which guides the association's water |
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conservation public awareness campaign; in 2007 he received the |
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AWBD Visions Award, the association's highest honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mechler's outstanding civic contributions |
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included service on the Klein Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees and on the Klein Education Foundation Board of Directors; |
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he was also a valued congregant of Saint Dunstan's Episcopal |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Mechler enjoyed the |
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love and support of his two children, Russell and Michelle, and his |
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three grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Floyd Mechler has brought great |
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sorrow to his family and friends, he has left behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Floyd A. Mechler, Jr., |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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son, Russell Mechler, and his wife, Danielle; to his daughter, |
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Michelle Sheridan, and her husband, Rick; to his grandchildren, |
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Nicholas, Amy, and Emily; to his brothers, Bob Mechler and his wife, |
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Joan, and Bill Mechler and his wife, Anne; to his brother- and |
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sister-in-law, Fred and Phyllis Chandler; and to his many other |
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relatives and friends; 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 Floyd A. |
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Mechler, Jr. |