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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stephen R. Callegari, Sr., of Lafayette, Louisiana, |
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the brother of our colleague Representative Bill Callegari, passed |
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away on February 29, 2012, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 23, 1947, to Jerome and Elnora |
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Callegari, Steve Callegari lettered in football and track as a |
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student at Cottonport High School and went on to attend McNeese |
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State University; while earning his bachelor's degree in mechanical |
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engineering, he was active in ROTC and helped to establish and lead |
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the university's chapter of the ASME; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Callegari worked with a number of companies |
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before establishing his own internationally successful business, |
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SRC Engineers, Inc., in 1982; over the years, he further |
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distinguished himself as the founder of SRC's sister operation, SRC |
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Materials Testing, and as the holder of a number of patents for oil |
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industry equipment; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Callegari was devoted to his |
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family; he and his wife, Iris, shared 44 years of marriage and |
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became the parents of four treasured children, Steve, Amy, Charles, |
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and Jerome; also inspired and sustained by his strong faith, |
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Mr. Callegari was active in the congregation at The Family Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Callegari led a life made rich through |
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meaningful service and accomplishments, and his legacy will long be |
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treasured by all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Stephen R. Callegari, |
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Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Iris Taylor Callegari; to his children, Steve Callegari, |
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Jr., and his wife, Lynn, Amy Massey and her husband, Buffy, and |
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Charles Callegari; to his grandchildren, Taylor and Benjamin |
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Massey; to his brothers, Representative Bill Callegari and his |
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wife, Ann, Mike Callegari and his wife, Peggy, Ralph Callegari and |
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his wife, Debbie, and Richard Callegari and his wife, Lisa; and to |
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his other 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 |
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Stephen R. Callegari, Sr. |