82R26550 MGR-D
 
  By: Hardcastle H.R. No. 1753
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Neil Evan Rinehart of Plano is marking a special
  milestone in his life with the observance of his 60th birthday on
  May 9, 2011; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Mount Ayr, Iowa, in 1951 to Park and Joan
  Rinehart, Neil Rinehart was in the Junior Atoms 4-H Club and Little
  League, and he owned two horses, Dimples and King, while he was
  growing up; he played the saxophone in concert band and was in a
  rock band in high school, and he was also a versatile athlete,
  excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track; president
  of the student council and of his class, he graduated from Mount Ayr
  Community High School in 1969; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Rinehart then earned a bachelor's degree and a
  master's in business administration from the University of Iowa,
  where he was the president of the Sigma Nu fraternity; he came to
  Dallas in 1977 to begin his career in the financial services
  industry at E. F. Hutton; that same year, he married the love of his
  life, Sheila Kay Funderburgh; and
         WHEREAS, With more than three decades of experience in
  finance, Mr. Rinehart is a first vice president and financial
  advisor at Merrill Lynch; he is also the author of two books that
  reflect his passion for sports and investing, It's All the Same
  Game: The Sports Fan's Guide to Success in the Stock Market and
  Finding Your "A" Game: Golf, Investing, and Life, published in 2003
  and 2005; he is particularly devoted to the Texas Rangers; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Rinehart shares his talents and expertise with
  the Junior Achievement organization and is a member of the
  University of Iowa Alumni Association; he attends Christ United
  Methodist Church in Plano; and
         WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Rinehart enjoys the
  support of his wife and best friend, Sheila, and his children,
  Matthew Rinehart and Allison Rinehart Billodeau and her husband,
  Justin; he takes great pride in his two grandchildren, Greyson Reid
  Billodeau and Grant Evan Billodeau, and he loves to spend time with
  them, helping them gain an appreciation for nature, animals, and
  the art of napping, as well as teaching them the proper technique
  for dunking Oreo cookies in milk; and
         WHEREAS, A kindhearted, generous, and funny man with a quiet
  confidence, Neil Rinehart has enhanced the lives of his family, his
  friends, and all who are privileged to know him, and it is indeed a
  pleasure to join with his loved ones in recognizing him for six
  decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Neil Evan Rinehart on his 60th
  birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
  happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Rinehart as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.