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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Leroy Nagel Jr. of Austin on July 23, 2018, at the age of |
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80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Leroy Nagel and Jessie Lemburg, "Ted" |
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Nagel was born on April 20, 1938, in Houston, and growing up, he |
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enjoyed the companionship of his twin brother, William, and his |
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sister, Betty; after graduating from Lamar High School, he studied |
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at The University of Texas at Austin and Sam Houston State |
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University and earned his degree from the University of Houston; he |
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served as a supply sergeant for six years in the United States Army |
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Reserve and was honorably discharged on December 31, 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Nagel joined the family business, Gibraltar |
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Fence Co., as vice president of operations in August 1960; he went |
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on to sell his interest in the company and acquired interest in |
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Nagel Manufacturing and Supply, which made wire and wood hangers |
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for various industries; he was instrumental in establishing Nagel |
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Wire Corporation in 1972, and he retired as president and chair of |
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the board in 2002; active in his industry, he was a lifetime member |
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of the Wire Association International and the Texas Laundry and Dry |
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Cleaning Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Nagel married Harriet |
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Olsen, a fellow UT student, on November 5, 1960; they were the |
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loving parents of four children, Fred, Jennifer, Laurie, and |
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Elizabeth, and he later experienced the joy of welcoming into his |
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family eight grandchildren, Emma, Colin, Justin, Katie, Matthew, |
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Connor, Olsen, and Jessie; after his first wife's passing in 1995, |
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he was fortunate enough to find love again with the former Jan Carol |
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Lentz, whom he wed on May 25, 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Nagel was a founding member of the UMLAUF |
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Sculpture Garden & Museum, a founding director of the Austin |
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Endowment Society, and a member of the German-Texan Heritage |
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Society, the Texas State Historical Association, and the Texas Map |
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Society; he also benefited numerous other organizations through his |
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involvement, and he notably served for 43 years on the board of |
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directors of Rodeo Austin; a proud fifth-generation Texan, he had a |
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great passion for history and also enjoyed geography, hunting, |
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golf, skiing, gardening, ranching, traveling, and watching |
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football; and |
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WHEREAS, Ted Nagel left a lasting imprint on the world |
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through his personal and professional achievements, and he will |
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forever be a source of inspiration to those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Leroy "Ted" Nagel Jr. |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and his many friends; |
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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 Ted Nagel |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1521 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 17, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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