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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness felt at the death of George Calvin Love |
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of Houston, who passed away on January 27, 2011, at the age of 82; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Robert and Myra Love in Dallas on November |
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28, 1928, George Love was raised in Beaumont, where he graduated |
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from Beaumont High School in 1945; after earning his bachelor's |
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degree in engineering from The University of Texas in 1951, he |
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served for two years as an instructor with the U.S. Army Corps of |
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Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Love began his successful professional career in |
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1953 with the Houston-based firm Bovay Engineers; he went on to |
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serve as vice president and chief engineer of Limbaugh Engineers, a |
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Bovay subsidiary, from 1965 to 1969 and as vice president of Bovay |
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from 1970 to 1981; Mr. Love then joined Southwestern Laboratories, |
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where he held the post of senior vice president and served as a |
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member of the board of directors; in 1994 he became a founding |
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principal of HBC Engineering, and he helped to guide that company as |
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vice president until his retirement in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly accomplished in his field, Mr. Love was named |
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a Distinguished Engineer by the Texas Engineering Foundation in |
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1995, honored as Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of |
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Professional Engineers (TSPE) in 1997, and recognized as a |
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Distinguished Graduate by the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT |
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in 1998; he played an active role in many professional |
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organizations and held a number of leadership positions, including |
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those of director of the National Society of Professional Engineers |
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and president of TSPE; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Love enjoyed 48 years with his wife, Diana, and |
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the couple were blessed with two children, Diana and Scott, as well |
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as four grandchildren, Tristan, Teresa, Timothy, and John; known |
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for his positive attitude and friendly demeanor, Mr. Love enjoyed |
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teaching his grandchildren new things and golfing and hunting with |
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his friends; he had a knack for fixing almost anything, and he |
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delighted in tackling projects at his beloved ranch near Bastrop; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Love was an active member of |
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Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Houston, where he served |
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as a greeter and usher; he gave generously of his time as a member of |
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the board of directors for Camp Redcloud, a Christian retreat and |
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adventure camp in Colorado, and he volunteered with Memorial |
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Assistance Ministries which helps people in need; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of George Love 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 memory of George Calvin Love |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Diana Love; to his daughter, Diana Mathews, and her husband, |
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Tris; to his son, Scott Love, and his wife, Anna Trent; to his |
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grandchildren, Tristan and Teresa Mathews and Timothy and John |
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Love; 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 George |
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Love. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 885 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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