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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and former state |
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representative Bill Callegari and his wife, Ann Callegari, are |
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celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on June 4, |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, William Anthony Callegari and the former Ann Roy met |
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during their sophomore year at Cottonport High School in Louisiana; |
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after a class, he gave her a book, which contained a note inviting |
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her to the movies; she replied that she had to ask her grandmother, |
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and fortunately, permission was granted; after graduation, she |
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completed business trade school before moving to be near him in |
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Baton Rouge, where he attended Louisiana State University; the |
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couple became engaged during Mr. Callegari's freshman year and |
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married on that special day in 1960 at St. Mary's Assumption |
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Catholic Church, where both their families were parishioners; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Callegari's salary anchored the household |
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until her husband completed his bachelor's degree in agricultural |
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engineering; they moved from Baton Rouge to Illinois when Mr. |
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Callegari accepted a job with the Caterpillar tractor company in |
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Peoria, before finally settling in Texas; while employed by Shell |
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Oil, he completed his master's degree in civil engineering at the |
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University of Houston; in 1974, he launched his own business, |
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AM-TEX Corporation, aided by Mrs. Callegari; she contributed her |
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skills in marketing and customer relations while raising their four |
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children, Butch, Robby, Cherry, and Chip; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly two decades, Mr. Callegari |
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co-founded and led the Association of Water Board Directors and |
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built AM-TEX into a major regional corporation; he sold the company |
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to one of the world's largest utilities in 1993, and building on his |
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reputation as a top expert in environmental engineering, he went on |
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to own a consulting firm, WC Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Callegari supported her husband not only in his |
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professional endeavors, but also in his career in public life; when |
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he ran for the Texas House from Katy in 2000, she charmed potential |
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constituents while the whole family donned campaign T-shirts and |
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volunteered enthusiastically; during his seven terms in office, |
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Representative Callegari gained special recognition for his work on |
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water policy; along the way, Mrs. Callegari befriended countless |
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members of the Capitol community, mentoring the spouses of new |
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legislators and bringing sweets for staff; and |
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WHEREAS, In recent years, Mr. and Mrs. Callegari have enjoyed |
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traveling around the world, cheering on their grandchildren at |
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sporting events, and spending time with loved ones and friends at |
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their lake house on Horseshoe Bay; for this milestone anniversary, |
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they have planned a cruise in the Caribbean with their family, which |
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has grown to include 13 grandchildren, Will, Doug, Derek, David, |
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Michael, Dylan, John, Elizabeth, and Paul Callegari, Emory McKim, |
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Annie St Paul, and Jacob and Hayden Hickman, as well as 9 |
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great-grandchildren, Claire, Werd, Andrew, Eletta, and Bear |
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Callegari, Carlisle and Quinn McKim, Adeline Kimbrough, and Henry |
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St Paul; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill and Ann Callegari have enjoyed 65 years of |
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abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an |
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exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
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commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Bill Callegari and |
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Ann Callegari on their 65th wedding anniversary and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Callegari as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |