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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Hegar retired as Katy city attorney on May 31, |
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2010, concluding a distinguished tenure that spanned nearly four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed city attorney in 1973, when Katy had a |
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population of about 3,500, Mr. Hegar dedicated himself to the |
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community as it continued to grow in the ensuing years; he earned a |
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well-deserved reputation as not only a legal advisor of great skill |
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and integrity but also a consummate gentleman; in recognition of |
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his exceptional commitment to public service, the Keep Katy |
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Beautiful organization planted a tree in his honor on the occasion |
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of his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hegar was born and raised in Houston and |
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graduated from Southwestern University in 1957; with his sonorous |
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voice, he was well suited to a career in radio and television |
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broadcasting, but he eventually left that field for the legal |
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profession and completed his degree at South Texas College of Law in |
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1969; he practiced with several attorneys in downtown Houston |
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before moving to Katy in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hegar enjoys the support |
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and encouragement of his wife, Marilyn, and their children, Joe, |
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Lois, and Jana; his fine extended family has grown through the years |
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to include four grandchildren as well; his interests include |
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working with glass, and he has given generously of his time and |
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talents as a reader for Houston Taping for the Blind Radio; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Hegar has made a lasting, positive difference in |
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Katy through his outstanding service as city attorney, and he may |
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indeed take pride in a career well spent; 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 Joe Hegar on his retirement as Katy |
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city attorney and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hegar as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |