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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a renowned businessman and |
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philanthropist with the passing of Richard W. Snyder of Dallas on |
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July 9, 2013, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Dick Snyder was born on April 12, 1938, in Kansas |
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City, Missouri, to Leonard Snyder and Agnes "Billie" Grittinger |
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Snyder; after growing up in the Midwest and graduating from high |
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school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he initially undertook college |
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studies at Florida State University, where he was a member of the |
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football team; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Indiana |
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University and a master's degree in business administration from |
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the University of Detroit; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Snyder |
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distinguished himself as a skilled and innovative leader and is |
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best known for founding SnyderGeneral Corporation, a manufacturer |
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of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and filtration |
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products; under his able guidance, the company grew to become one of |
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the largest privately held businesses of its kind in the world, |
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generating $1 billion in sales annually; following the sale of |
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SnyderGeneral in 1994, he founded SnyderCapital, an investment firm |
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specializing in equity investments for midsized operating |
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companies; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Snyder shared his expertise with a number of |
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professional organizations, including the American Business |
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Conference and the boards of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration |
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Institute and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association; he also |
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served as a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement Task |
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Force, the Federal Advisory Committee on the EC Common Approach to |
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Standards Testing and Certification, and the Advisory Committee for |
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Trade Policy and Negotiations, to which he was appointed by |
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President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to helping others, this notable Texan |
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established the Snyder Foundation to support public projects, |
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education, animal welfare, and medical research; moreover, he gave |
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generously to such worthwhile causes as St. Philip's School and |
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Community Center, SPCA of Texas, Dallas Summer Musicals, and the |
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American Heart Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Snyder enjoyed the support of a loving family in |
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all of his endeavors; he shared more than 50 years with his wife, |
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Bobbi, and the couple saw their family grow to include 3 children, |
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Dr. Richard Snyder II, Robert L. Snyder, and Stacey Verbeek, as well |
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as 10 grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a |
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man's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on the |
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world as they move through it, and Dick Snyder's accomplishments as |
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an entrepreneur and an engaged citizen will continue to be |
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appreciated for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Richard W. Snyder and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Roberta "Bobbi" Snyder; to his sons, |
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Dr. Richard Snyder II and his wife, Dr. Shelley Hall-Snyder, and |
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Robert L. Snyder and his wife, Ana; to his daughter, Stacey Verbeek, |
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and her husband, Arnie; to his 10 grandchildren; to his brother, |
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Leonard Snyder, Jr., and his wife, Beulah; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it 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 Richard |
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W. Snyder. |