SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442

In Memory

of

Joseph Dial

WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the passing of Joseph Burt Dial of San Antonio on December 18, 2024, at the age of 88; and

WHEREAS, The son of William Angelo Dial and Ina Grace Spaulding, Joe Dial was born in Kilgore on April 27, 1936; he graduated from the Texas Military Institute and went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin; in 1957, he married his high school sweetheart, the former Gertrude Emily Koontz, and they raised four children on their 3X Ranch in Montgomery County; a prominent livestock breeder, Mr. Dial built 3X into a globally recognized brand, working with foreign governments and the Inter-American Development Bank to advance exports of registered Brahman cattle; he also served on the board of the American Brahman Breeders Association; honoring his father's legacy, he cofounded the Former Texas Rangers Foundation in 1971 and served as president, director, and chair; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dial served in a number of government leadership roles, including inaugural chair of the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Citizens Advisory Committee; he was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by President George H. W. Bush, and while working in the nation's capital and representing the commission abroad, he completed his bachelor's degree in business management at the University of Maryland; in 1993, he wed Marilyn Scott Smith; they lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during his tenure as a teaching fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government; subsequently, he pursued a new career as an international consultant, guiding development of governmental regulatory agencies and private-sector futures exchanges; and

WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Dial moved to Saint Jo; he continued to be active in civic life, and he was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church; he loved to entertain his grandchildren at Katy Lake and spend family vacations in Colorado; he moved to San Antonio in 2021 to spend even more time with his loved ones; and

WHEREAS, Joe Dial is deeply missed by those he left behind, but his kindness, integrity, and strong faith will remain a lasting source of inspiration to all who knew him; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joseph Burt Dial and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his children, Joseph Dial, Catherine Dial Easley, Emily Dial Heard and her husband, Richard, and Peggy Dial and her husband, Stephen Shearer; to his stepson, Walter Smith; to his grandchildren, Samantha Heard DeYoung, Richard Joseph Heard, William Zachary Easley, Emma Isabella Easley, and Emily Katelyn Heard; to his great-granddaughter, Heather Liv Heard; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joe Dial.

Hagenbuch

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 24, 2025, by a rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate