Bill Text: TX HR478 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Bob Van Steenburg of Austin on his retirement as chair of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR478 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR478-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 478 |
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WHEREAS, Bob Van Steenburg is retiring as chair of the Texas | ||
Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Van Steenburg was born in upstate New York and | ||
earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and his | ||
master's degree from the University of Akron in Ohio; he was | ||
commissioned as a lieutenant in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army | ||
and served in Germany, Vietnam, and Korea; his last role in the | ||
armed forces was director of communications at Carlisle Barracks in | ||
Pennsylvania, and he retired as a colonel after 27 years of service; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, After leaving the military, Mr. Van Steenburg was | ||
employed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California for 11 | ||
years, and during that time he formed a faith-based group to work in | ||
opposition to the death penalty; when he moved to Texas in 2002, he | ||
continued his efforts and joined the Diocese of Austin's Office of | ||
Social Concerns and the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death | ||
Penalty; and | ||
WHEREAS, At the TCADP, Mr. Van Steenburg is a member of the | ||
board of directors and has served as its chair for the past four | ||
years; one of his principal roles with the organization has been to | ||
communicate concerns about the death penalty to members of the | ||
legislature; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love and | ||
support of his wife, Jean, and the couple take great pride in their | ||
four children, Beth, Eric, Sarah, and Mark, and their two | ||
grandchildren, Robbie and Nathaniel; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Van Steenburg has worked tirelessly to engage | ||
and educate the public about an issue of great importance, and it is | ||
fitting to recognize his efforts in behalf of the Texas Coalition to | ||
Abolish the Death Penalty and the people of the Lone Star State; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Bob Van Steenburg on his retirement | ||
as chair of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Van Steenburg as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Farrar | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 478 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||