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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Fort |
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Worth businessman and civic leader David M. Beckerman, who passed |
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away on February 20, 2011, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Oscar and Emma Beckerman in New York City, |
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Mr. Beckerman forged a long and highly successful career in |
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marketing and electronics; he worked with the Tandy/RadioShack |
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corporation for more than 41 years and served in a number of |
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important leadership roles, including those of senior vice |
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president of marketing services and vice president of operations; |
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he was known as "Mr. Direct Mail" for leading the company's |
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successful direct mail advertising campaign, and he shared his |
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knowledge and expertise as a special volunteer advisor to the U.S. |
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postmaster general; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beckerman helped promote cultural understanding |
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and tolerance as a member of the board of the National Council of |
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Christians and Jews and as a trustee and member of the executive |
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committee of the NCCJ Fort Worth chapter, now known as the |
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Multicultural Alliance; his outstanding civic contributions also |
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included service on the executive committees of the Fort Worth |
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Dallas Ballet and Casa Manana Theatre, and he was the founding |
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president of the Texas Assembly of Arts Councils; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his faith, Mr. Beckerman was a director |
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of Congregation Ahavath Sholom and the L. F. Shanblum Lodge of |
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B'nai B'rith; moreover, he gave generously of his time and talents |
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to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, serving |
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as president, campaign chair, and director; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Beckerman and his wife, Greta, enjoyed a deeply |
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rewarding marriage of more than 60 years; they were wed on June 3, |
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1950, and were blessed with three children, Iris, Heidi, and Neil, |
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as well as five grandchildren; the couple received the B'nai B'rith |
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International Distinguished Achievement Award for their myriad |
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philanthropic endeavors, and Mr. Beckerman also received a 2001 |
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Citation Award from the National Conference for Community and |
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Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, David Beckerman lived a full and generous life, and |
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he will forever be remembered with admiration and affection by all |
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who held him close to their hearts; now, 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 memory of David M. Beckerman |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Greta Beckerman; to his daughters, Iris Newman and her |
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husband, Sidney, and Heidi Kirby and her husband, Michael; to his |
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son, Neil Beckerman, and his wife, Lisa; to his grandchildren, |
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Michelle and Drew Beckerman, Matthew and Daniel Kirby, and Jill |
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Newman; and to his other 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 David |
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Beckerman. |