88R9117 CW-D
 
  By: Meyer H.R. No. 343
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost an esteemed businessman and
  civic leader with the passing of Gerald Wayne Fronterhouse on
  September 17, 2022, at the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Ada, Oklahoma, on May 22, 1936, Jerry
  Fronterhouse was the son of Victor and Austa Fronterhouse; he
  earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the
  University of Oklahoma, where he played football and served as
  battalion commander for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps;
  following two years in the U.S. Navy, he completed his MBA at
  Harvard Business School and began his career as a credit analyst
  with Republic National Bank; he rose quickly in the company,
  becoming president and chief operating officer at just 42; after
  Republic's merger with First National, he was named chair and CEO of
  First Republic, one of the country's largest bank holding
  companies; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Fronterhouse served on the board of Texas
  Instruments and many other companies; moreover, he gave freely of
  his time and expertise as a member of the boards of numerous
  nonprofit organizations, including the Hoblitzelle Foundation, UT
  Southwestern Medical Foundation, Children's Medical Foundation,
  Dallas Citizens Council, State Fair of Texas, Lamplighter School,
  Hockaday School, and Highland Park United Methodist Church; he was
  also a generous supporter of Harvard Business School; and
         WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Fronterhouse shared a
  fulfilling marriage of 53 years with his college sweetheart, the
  former Gretchen Gover; they were blessed with two children, Jenny
  and Jeff; following the death of his first wife in 2012, he was
  fortunate enough to find another great love with Annette Caldwell
  Simmons, and they wed on Valentine's Day in 2016; he was a source of
  encouragement and wise counsel to his nine grandchildren, Brant,
  Lindsey, Lauren, Blake, Laney, Carson, Hayden, Alex, and Kara, and
  he delighted in the arrival of four great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Jerry Fronterhouse was admired not only for his
  accomplishments, but also for his warmth, kindness, integrity, and
  optimism, and he will be remembered with deep affection by all who
  were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerald Wayne
  Fronterhouse and extend sincere sympathy to his family and many
  friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jerry
  Fronterhouse.