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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
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In Memory |
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Joe Weinberg |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Joe Herman Weinberg of Marshall on |
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May 18, 2025, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Joseph Harris Weinberg and Nell Davis |
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Weinberg, Joe Weinberg was born in Kilgore on February 4, 1939, |
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and he grew up with the companionship of two brothers, George and |
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John, and a sister, Mary; a member of the Kilgore High School |
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Class of 1957, he went on to earn a business degree from North |
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Texas State University in 1962; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Weinberg embarked on a long and rewarding |
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career in retail when he joined Weinberg's, his family's menswear |
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store in downtown Kilgore; in 1969, he founded Oil Center Uniform |
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Company in Lafayette, Louisiana, and three years later, he |
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purchased and managed the historic Joe Weisman and Company |
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department store in Marshall; he later expanded into ventures in |
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Texarkana and Shreveport, Louisiana; warm, outgoing, and a |
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natural salesman, he had the ability to make his customers feel |
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appreciated, and he brought his sharp fashion sense to each of |
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his businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Weinberg enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Gayle Littlefield, with |
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whom he shared 65 years of marriage; he was the devoted father of |
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two sons, Trey and Russell, and over the years, his cherished |
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family grew to include six grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren; his favorite pastimes included golf, |
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fishing, reading, and bridge nights with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Weinberg appreciated life's simple pleasures |
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and treasured the richness that each day brought, and he will |
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long be remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Joe Herman Weinberg and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Gayle Weinberg; to his sons, |
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Joe "Trey" Herman Weinberg Jr. and John Russell Weinberg; to his |
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siblings, George Weinberg and his wife, Pam, and Mary Nell |
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Weinberg Fried and her husband, Jack; to his grandchildren, |
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Joseph, Jonathon, Andrew, John, Sloane, and Shea; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Sebastian, Jonathan, and Thomas; and to his |
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other 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 Joe Weinberg. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 15, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |