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  H.R. No. 2032
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, With the passing of Marvin Selig on December 27,
  2010, the State of Texas lost a man whose achievements as an
  industrialist, philanthropist, and visionary made a positive and
  lasting difference in Seguin and beyond; and
         WHEREAS, Marvin Selig was born on November 30, 1923, in
  Spring Valley, New York; after graduating from The University of
  Texas with a degree in engineering, Mr. Selig borrowed $2,000 and,
  in 1947, started a small factory near Seguin, Texas, where he
  manufactured reinforcing bars from recycled railroad rails; and
         WHEREAS, His company, Structural Metals, Inc., began to
  manufacture steel in 1949, and in 1968 it merged with Commercial
  Metals Corporation; Mr. Selig became CEO of Commercial Metals Steel
  Group, and he served on the board until well after his retirement in
  2002; the factory he founded in Seguin, one of the first
  "mini-mills" that revolutionized the steel industry, continues to
  thrive; it has been profitable every year since 1947, and today it
  produces more than 750,000 tons of steel a year; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Selig married Eleanor Berg, and they shared a
  fulfilling relationship until her death; together they had three
  sons, Zachary, Peter, and Jeff, as well as five grandchildren; Mrs.
  Selig served as a Texas commissioner of mental health, and since
  1950, the couple were active in the quarter horse and thoroughbred
  horse breeding and racing business; in 2002, the Marvin and Ellie
  Selig Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship was established at
  the UT College of Engineering; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman also served his fellow
  citizens as a commissioner of the Lower Colorado River Authority;
  on the national and international levels, he served as president of
  the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and as an
  economic and industrial advisor to governments in Latin America,
  Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the United Kingdom; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Selig was a man of diverse and passionate
  interests who loved horse racing, reading, and travel; he was
  independent-minded and optimistic, confident in his own opinions
  yet solicitous of the concerns of others, and generous with his time
  and resources; he remained devoted throughout his life to his
  adopted community of Seguin, where he raised a family at his home
  along a bend of the Guadalupe River; and
         WHEREAS, An innovative businessman and a remarkable leader,
  Marvin Selig profoundly influenced the steel industry, his
  community, and the lives of countless people, and he leaves behind a
  legacy that will continue to resonate for years to come; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Marvin Selig and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
  sons, Zachary Selig, Peter Selig and his wife, Lyn, and Jeff Selig
  and his wife, Walton; to his grandchildren, Stuart and his wife,
  Laura, Jocelyn, Aleka, Kiber, and Sam; to his brother, Clyde Selig;
  and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marvin
  Selig.
 
  Kuempel
  Miller of Comal
  Straus
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2032 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on May 23, 2011.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House