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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost an esteemed businessman and |
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civic leader with the passing of Gerald Wayne Fronterhouse on |
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September 17, 2022, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ada, Oklahoma, on May 22, 1936, Jerry |
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Fronterhouse was the son of Victor and Austa Fronterhouse; he |
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earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the |
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University of Oklahoma, where he played football and served as |
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battalion commander for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps; |
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following two years in the U.S. Navy, he completed his MBA at |
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Harvard Business School and began his career as a credit analyst |
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with Republic National Bank; he rose quickly in the company, |
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becoming president and chief operating officer at just 42; after |
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Republic's merger with First National, he was named chair and CEO of |
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First Republic, one of the country's largest bank holding |
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companies; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fronterhouse served on the board of Texas |
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Instruments and many other companies; moreover, he gave freely of |
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his time and expertise as a member of the boards of numerous |
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nonprofit organizations, including the Hoblitzelle Foundation, UT |
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Southwestern Medical Foundation, Children's Medical Foundation, |
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Dallas Citizens Council, State Fair of Texas, Lamplighter School, |
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Hockaday School, and Highland Park United Methodist Church; he was |
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also a generous supporter of Harvard Business School; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Fronterhouse shared a |
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fulfilling marriage of 53 years with his college sweetheart, the |
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former Gretchen Gover; they were blessed with two children, Jenny |
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and Jeff; following the death of his first wife in 2012, he was |
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fortunate enough to find another great love with Annette Caldwell |
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Simmons, and they wed on Valentine's Day in 2016; he was a source of |
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encouragement and wise counsel to his nine grandchildren, Brant, |
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Lindsey, Lauren, Blake, Laney, Carson, Hayden, Alex, and Kara, and |
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he delighted in the arrival of four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Fronterhouse was admired not only for his |
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accomplishments, but also for his warmth, kindness, integrity, and |
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optimism, and he will be remembered with deep affection by all who |
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were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerald Wayne |
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Fronterhouse and extend sincere sympathy to his family and many |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jerry |
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Fronterhouse. |