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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gail "Big Boy" Hester, a pillar of the Round Rock |
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community, is retiring as the owner of Hester's Auto and Body after |
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more than six decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Round Rock, Mr. Hester opened the |
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body shop in 1960 when he was 22 years old; since 1987, he has hosted |
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the yearly Big Boy Hester Fundraising Fishing Trip, and that event |
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along with his annual Christmas party have raised more than |
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$400,000 for the Round Rock Chamber, the YMCA, and a number of local |
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charities; through the years, he has held many memorable parties at |
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his shop featuring such famous attendees as fiddle player Johnny |
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Gimble and baseball stars Nolan Ryan and Jackie Moore; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as the unofficial mayor of Round Rock, |
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Mr. Hester was honored by the Round Rock Chamber with a Lifetime |
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Achievement award in 2009, and every year, a small business in the |
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city is recognized as the Big Boy Hester Small Business of the Year; |
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Mr. Hester and his family were named Local Legends by the city in |
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2002; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid baseball fan, Mr. Hester played on Round |
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Rock's first Little League team when he was 12 years old; decades |
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later, he helped his fellow business leaders land the Round Rock |
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Express Triple-A team; in 2024, the city renamed the "Bluff" |
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baseball field in Memorial Park to Big Boy Hester Family Field in |
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his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Big Boy Hester's dedication, professionalism, and |
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generosity have greatly benefited his fellow citizens, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature congratulate Gail "Big Boy" Hester on his retirement |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hester as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Harris Davila |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1245 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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