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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Steven Michael Weinberg of Colleyville |
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passed away on August 20, 2021, at the age of 78, leaving behind a |
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legacy of achievement that will be cherished for years to come; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Harry and Evelyn Weinberg, Steve |
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Weinberg was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, on December 4, 1942, |
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and his family also included his brother, Gary; he graduated from |
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high school in Davenport, Iowa, in 1960 and then enrolled at the |
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University of Oklahoma; he went on to earn his medical degree |
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from the University of Iowa and to train at The University of |
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Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of his distinguished career in |
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medicine, Dr. Weinberg practiced as a general surgeon and served |
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with the U.S. Air Force as chief of surgical services at Ramey Air |
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Force Base, and he shared his knowledge as a clinical assistant |
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professor of surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical School and as |
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an adjunct professor of ethics at the University of North Texas |
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Health Science Center; in 2001, he was appointed by President |
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George W. Bush as associate director and acting medical director |
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of the Peace Corps, a position he held for five years; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his keen intellect, Dr. Weinberg |
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embarked on a second career as an attorney after obtaining a law |
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degree from Southern Methodist University; he also owned and |
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operated companies in such fields as oil and gas exploration and |
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production, commercial and residential real estate development, |
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and cattle feeding and ranching; in addition, he was appointed to |
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the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in 2007 and reappointed |
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in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Weinberg was active in many professional |
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organizations, and his civic involvement included tenures as |
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president of the Rotary Club of Hurst-Euless-Bedford and as a |
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member of the State Republican Executive Committee; a man of |
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faith, he belonged to the First Baptist Euless and First |
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Colleyville congregations, and he participated in mission trips |
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to Honduras, Haiti, and Africa; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Weinberg treasured the |
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love and support of his wife, Vicki, with whom he shared a |
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rewarding marriage of nearly 40 years; he was the devoted father |
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of three children, Michael, Shannon, and Joshua, and he took |
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great pride in his six grandchildren, Ella, Ava May, Collins, |
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Hudson, Campbell, and Cobbs; in his leisure time, he pursued his |
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passions for golf, hunting, fishing, and making pies, and he |
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loved music from the 1950s; and |
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WHEREAS, Steve Weinberg distinguished himself as a true |
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Renaissance man, and his loss is keenly felt by the numerous |
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friends that he made through the years as well as by the many |
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people in Texas and beyond whose lives he enriched; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of |
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Dr. Steven Michael Weinberg and extend heartfelt sympathy to his |
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relatives and 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Steve Weinberg. |