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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of El Paso lost an admired civic leader |
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with the passing of Mike Dipp Jr. on June 25, 2023, at the age of 81; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mary H. Dipp and entrepreneur Mike |
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Dipp Sr., Mike Dipp Jr. was born in El Paso; he earned both a |
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bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree |
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in economics from St. Mary's University; after working for |
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Burroughs Corporation in Detroit, he joined his family's |
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constellation of businesses in 1968; two years later, he began |
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managing the storied Plaza Hotel; he became a partner in its parent |
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company, Plaza Properties, as well as managing partner and |
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executive vice president of Coldway Storage & Warehousing and chair |
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of Economy Wholesale Grocers; in addition, he launched his own |
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venture, Mike Dipp Farms; he retired in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dipp worked tirelessly to develop the city's |
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economy, restore the vibrancy of the downtown area, and strengthen |
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business relationships across the international border; for some |
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two decades, he was president of the El Paso Central Business |
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Association, and he further served as vice president of the |
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Downtown Management District and as a member of the board of the El |
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Paso Chamber of Commerce; he was a founding member of the |
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El Paso-Juárez Interplex World Trade Center Association and the |
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Paso Del Norte Group; moreover, he was president of the El Paso |
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Chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association and a member of the |
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boards of the Western Pecan Growers Association and other industry |
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groups; he was president of the Coronado Kiwanis Club and |
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generously shared his expertise with such organizations as the |
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Texas Attorney General's Child Support Service Board, municipal |
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committees, and advisory boards for schools and hospitals; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Mr. Dipp served as chair of the |
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National Conference of Christians and Jews, and he expressed his |
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faith through extensive philanthropy and countless kind acts; his |
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many accolades included the prestigious Conquistador Award from the |
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City of El Paso, Project Amistad's humanitarian award, and a |
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Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Mary's University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Dipp was a devoted family man and a true pillar |
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of his community, and although he will be deeply missed, his |
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commitment to his loved ones and to El Paso will be remembered and |
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admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Dipp Jr. and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Mary Ann Dipp; to his daughters, Margaret Dipp and Michelle |
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Detwiler and her husband, William; to his siblings, Paul, George, |
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and Mary Jeanne Dipp and Rosalie Zogby; to his two |
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step-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Mike Dipp Jr. |