Bill Text: TX HR2005 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of John William Zerr of Hondo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2005-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2005 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of John William Zerr of Hondo, who passed away on April 22, | ||
2017, at the age of 72; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Arnold and Lucine Zerr, John Zerr was born | ||
in Hondo on January 20, 1945, and grew up with the companionship of | ||
his brother, Bernard, and his four sisters, Patsy, Mary Alice, | ||
Frances, and Molly; as a boy, he served as the mascot of the Mighty | ||
Hondo Owls football team, and he went on to play for the varsity | ||
team at Hondo High School for four years and to lead the squad as | ||
captain; though his dream of playing professional football was | ||
ended by an injury in his senior year, he went on to become a highly | ||
respected athletic trainer and teacher at his alma mater, where he | ||
earned the affectionate nickname "Doc"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of an outstanding career that | ||
spanned four decades, Mr. Zerr helped develop numerous training | ||
devices that are still widely used; he was the first high school | ||
trainer to be appointed chair of the annual National Athletic | ||
Trainers' Association convention, which presented him with the | ||
Everett Blackburn Award for his contributions to the field, and he | ||
served as a special consultant to the Rawlings Sporting Goods | ||
Advisory Board from 1979 to 1986; in addition to cultivating | ||
associations with a number of professional football teams, he | ||
mentored several trainers who went on to work with the Dallas | ||
Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Zerr enjoyed the love and | ||
support of his wife of 50 years, Mary, his two children, Marc and | ||
Amy, and his honorary German son, Thorsten Holtz; later in life, he | ||
was further blessed with four treasured grandchildren, Jake, | ||
Jordan, Lillian, and Reece; a devout Catholic since early | ||
childhood, he helped found the ACTS Missions in Hondo, and he spent | ||
his leisure hours farming, ranching, and cooking delicious meals | ||
for his loved ones; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his faith, and his | ||
career, John Zerr brightened the lives of all who knew him through | ||
his warmth, generosity, and unwavering integrity, and he will | ||
forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John William Zerr | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Zerr. | ||
Murr | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2005 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||