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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Neil Evan Rinehart of Plano is marking a special |
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milestone in his life with the observance of his 60th birthday on |
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May 9, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mount Ayr, Iowa, in 1951 to Park and Joan |
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Rinehart, Neil Rinehart was in the Junior Atoms 4-H Club and Little |
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League, and he owned two horses, Dimples and King, while he was |
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growing up; he played the saxophone in concert band and was in a |
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rock band in high school, and he was also a versatile athlete, |
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excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track; president |
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of the student council and of his class, he graduated from Mount Ayr |
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Community High School in 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rinehart then earned a bachelor's degree and a |
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master's in business administration from the University of Iowa, |
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where he was the president of the Sigma Nu fraternity; he came to |
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Dallas in 1977 to begin his career in the financial services |
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industry at E. F. Hutton; that same year, he married the love of his |
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life, Sheila Kay Funderburgh; and |
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WHEREAS, With more than three decades of experience in |
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finance, Mr. Rinehart is a first vice president and financial |
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advisor at Merrill Lynch; he is also the author of two books that |
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reflect his passion for sports and investing, It's All the Same |
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Game: The Sports Fan's Guide to Success in the Stock Market and |
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Finding Your "A" Game: Golf, Investing, and Life, published in 2003 |
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and 2005; he is particularly devoted to the Texas Rangers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rinehart shares his talents and expertise with |
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the Junior Achievement organization and is a member of the |
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University of Iowa Alumni Association; he attends Christ United |
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Methodist Church in Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Rinehart enjoys the |
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support of his wife and best friend, Sheila, and his children, |
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Matthew Rinehart and Allison Rinehart Billodeau and her husband, |
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Justin; he takes great pride in his two grandchildren, Greyson Reid |
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Billodeau and Grant Evan Billodeau, and he loves to spend time with |
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them, helping them gain an appreciation for nature, animals, and |
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the art of napping, as well as teaching them the proper technique |
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for dunking Oreo cookies in milk; and |
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WHEREAS, A kindhearted, generous, and funny man with a quiet |
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confidence, Neil Rinehart has enhanced the lives of his family, his |
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friends, and all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to join with his loved ones in recognizing him for six |
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decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Neil Evan Rinehart on his 60th |
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birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rinehart as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |