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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Richmond has greatly benefited from the |
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public service of the Honorable Hilmar Moore, who has enjoyed a |
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remarkable tenure of nearly 62 years leading the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Believed to be the longest-serving mayor in the |
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nation, Hilmar Moore first took office on September 22, 1949, when |
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he was appointed to fill an unexpired two-year term, and he has been |
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returned to his post by the voters in every election since that |
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time; he modestly credits his success through the years to hiring |
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excellent city managers and staff, although area residents would |
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attest to his effective leadership and outgoing personality as |
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figuring prominently in his notable administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Moore is a fifth-generation Texan whose |
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ancestors were among the Old Three Hundred settlers brought into |
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the state by Stephen F. Austin; a life member of the Sons of the |
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Republic of Texas, he comes by his interest in politics naturally as |
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the grandson of a former U.S. congressman and the son of a former |
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Richmond mayor and Fort Bend County judge; he also runs his family's |
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cattle business that has been in operation since 1822; and |
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WHEREAS, Hilmar Moore enrolled at The University of Texas |
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School of Law in the early 1940s, but he left in 1942 to join the |
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U.S. Army Air Corps; he became an aircraft navigator and was based |
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in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he served with the |
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Fourth Sea Rescue Squadron and earned many medals and |
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commendations; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Richmond and worked in |
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land titles and abstracts, land leasing, and the cattle industry |
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and eventually became a leader in a number of ranching and beef |
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production organizations; he has served as the chair of the Beef |
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Industry Council, as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle |
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Raisers Association, on the executive committee of the National |
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Cattlemen's Beef Association, on the board of Santa Gertrudis |
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Breeders International, and as a charter member of the American |
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Quarter Horse Association; moreover, he has received awards from |
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the Texas Brahman Association and Texas Tech University, which |
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recognized him for his career in ranching with the highest honor |
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bestowed in the beef industry; he has also been a director of the |
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King Ranch since 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in state affairs and higher education as |
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well, Hilmar Moore distinguished himself as chair of the Texas |
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Department of Human Resources from 1977 to 1981, and he has been a |
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part of numerous foundations and committees supporting Texas |
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colleges and universities, including the UT System's Chancellor's |
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Council; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Hallie Peareson during World War II and |
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the couple enjoyed many rewarding years together and had three |
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sons, Hilmar, Phillip, and Jack, before Mrs. Moore's passing; |
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fortunate to find love a second time, he married Evalyn Wendt in |
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1984; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the ongoing |
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efforts of Hilmar Moore continue to help make Richmond a great place |
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to call home; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond for his |
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exceptional public service and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Moore as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2103 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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