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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Calhoun County lost an esteemed |
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community leader and friend to many with the passing of County Judge |
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Richard Harold Meyer on November 18, 2024, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Robert and Gladys Elder Meyer, Richard |
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Meyer was born in Port Lavaca on July 5, 1950, and he grew up with |
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the companionship of four siblings, Lloyd, Bobby, Mary, and Lois |
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Ann; after graduating from Calhoun High School in 1968, he answered |
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his nation's call to duty and served for six years as a member of the |
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National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, In civilian life, he was a farmer and rancher and |
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later worked in the liquid feed industry while continuing to tend to |
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the land; highly engaged in his community, he gave generously of his |
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time and talents to numerous organizations over the years, |
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including the Calhoun County Youth Rodeo Association, the Victoria |
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Economic Development Corporation, Hospice of South Texas, and the |
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Calhoun County Cattlemen's Association, where he served as |
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president for more than two decades; in recognition of his |
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contributions, he was named the 2014 Man of the Year by the Port |
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Lavaca Chamber of Commerce; on January 1, 2019, he was sworn in as |
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Calhoun County judge, and at the time of his passing, he was serving |
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his second term; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Judge Meyer enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife of 49 years, Jackie; he was the proud father |
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of two children, Ty and Leslie, and his treasured family eventually |
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grew to include nine grandchildren, Lucas, Dania, Adan, Eva, |
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Matias, Antonio, Kamie, Morgen, and Whitten; a man of strong faith, |
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he was an active congregant of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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Richard Meyer made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and memories of his leadership, |
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integrity, and compassion will forever inspire all those who had |
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the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Richard |
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Harold Meyer and that sincere condolences be extended to his family |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judge |
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Richard Meyer. |