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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a respected business and civic leader in |
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San Antonio drew to a close with the passing of Louis Herbert |
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Stumberg on May 3, 2011, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on April 17, 1924, Louis |
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Stumberg was the son of Henry and Leonora Stumberg; in 1946, while |
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still in his early 20s, he joined with his father and his brother, |
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Edward, to found Patio Foods; the company enjoyed great success |
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with its frozen Mexican entrees, which were sold nationwide; after |
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the venture was acquired by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in 1967, Mr. |
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Stumberg became a vice chair of RJR Foods and later held the same |
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post with Del Monte Frozen Foods and Del Monte USA; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1954, he and the former Mary Pat Zachry were |
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joined in marriage, and they enjoyed 57 rewarding years together, |
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raising a family that has since grown to encompass four |
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generations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stumberg's pursuits in behalf of the community |
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were many; he was a chair and trustee with the United Way and a |
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civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army; a member of the Downtown |
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Rotary Club of San Antonio for 60 years, he held the office of |
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president and was also chair of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of |
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Commerce; his leadership skills were further demonstrated in |
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numerous other roles, including service as the president of the Boy |
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Scouts Alamo Area Council, the mayor of Terrell Hills, and a member |
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of the board of trustees of Trinity University and the board of |
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governors of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research; in |
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addition, he was a dedicated congregant and elder of First |
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Presbyterian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in the highest regard by all who knew him, |
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Louis Stumberg dedicated himself to improving the world around him, |
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and he built a life that was remarkably rich in family, friends, and |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Louis Herbert |
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Stumberg and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Mary Pat Zachry Stumberg; to his daughter, Diana |
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Stumberg; to his sons, Herb Stumberg and Eric Stumberg and his wife, |
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Keri; to his grandchildren, Sara Walker and her husband, Lawrence, |
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Catherine Stumberg, and Patrick Stumberg; to his great-grandson, |
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Lawson Walker; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Louis |
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Stumberg. |