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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Stuart Geiger of Dallas passed |
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away on October 16, 2013, at the age of 77, drawing to a close a |
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remarkable life that included service as a state representative and |
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as a successful attorney; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on February 21, 1936, to Gilbert and |
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Letitia Geiger, Dick Geiger graduated from W. H. Adamson High |
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School in 1953; he went on to earn a bachelor of law degree from the |
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Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1961 and soon |
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embarked on his legal career, earning admittance to the State Bar of |
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Texas in 1962; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger entered politics in 1972, when he |
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conducted a successful campaign for the District 33-G seat in the |
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Texas House of Representatives, and his outstanding efforts on |
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behalf of his constituents in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas earned |
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him reelection two years later; over the course of his two terms in |
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office, he served as a member of numerous committees, including |
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those focused on transportation, health and welfare, and elections, |
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and he was vice chair of the State Affairs Committee and chair of |
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its Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation; moreover, he |
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became a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Geiger joined the law office of |
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Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, where he earned widespread |
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acclaim for his expertise in insurance law; he was named managing |
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partner of the firm in 1995 and went on to play an instrumental role |
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in the dramatic expansion of the business; following an exemplary |
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28-year tenure with the office, he retired in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger further distinguished himself through |
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his involvement with a number of professional organizations; he |
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helped establish the Insurance Council of Texas in 1996 and the ICT |
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Education Foundation in 2007, and he held the post of general |
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counsel for ICT as well as for the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan |
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Association for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, this |
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eminent Texan benefited his community and his profession by serving |
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as a member of the board for such organizations as the Texas Legal |
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Protection Plan, Home Health Services of Texas, the Dallas |
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Zoological Society, the Turtle Creek Association, and the W. H. |
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Adamson Scholarship Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard by his peers, Mr. Geiger was |
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listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America three times and was |
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named as a Leading Lawyer in America by Chambers and Partners for 10 |
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consecutive years; in addition, he was presented with the Raymond |
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Mauk Leadership Award from the ICT in 2007, was inducted into the |
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Adamson High School Hall of Honor in 2012, and received a Lifetime |
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Achievement Award from the W. H. Adamson Scholarship Foundation in |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger exchanged the vows of matrimony with his |
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childhood sweetheart, the former Phyllis McGee, in 1954, and the |
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couple shared a close and rewarding union that spanned nearly six |
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decades until her passing in August 2012; they raised five |
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children, Scott, Angela, Margaret, Claire, and Amy, and with the |
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passing years, their family grew to include 13 grandchildren and a |
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great-grandson; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his profession, and his |
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fellow citizens, Dick Geiger made a meaningful and positive |
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difference in many lives, and his notable record of achievement |
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will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard Stuart Geiger |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Scott Geiger and his wife, Kathleen, Angela and Margaret |
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Geiger, Claire Vail and her husband, Kevin, and Amy McCarty and her |
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husband, Frank; to his sisters, Theresa Ramsey, Emalee McRoberts, |
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and Susan Lynn Wilbur; to his grandchildren, Andrew and John |
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Allard, Elisabeth Allard-Davenport, Richard and Audrey Geiger, |
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Richard, Laurence, and Cecilia Lau, Grace and Charles Walworth, and |
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Emily, Rachel, and Ian McCarty; to his great-grandson, Mason |
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Allard; and to his other relatives and many 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 Dick |
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Geiger. |