Bill Text: TX HR77 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Leo Edward Linbeck, Jr., of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR77 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR77-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 77 |
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WHEREAS, The death of Leo Edward Linbeck, Jr., of Houston on | ||
June 8, 2013, at the age of 78, has deeply saddened the family and | ||
friends of this admired civic leader; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Linbeck was born on August 12, 1934, to Patti | ||
Ruth Linbeck and Leon Linbeck, Sr.; he graduated from the | ||
University of Notre Dame and briefly attended The University of | ||
Texas School of Law before joining the Linbeck Group, a | ||
construction management firm established by his father; having | ||
started as a carpenter, he rose to become senior chair of the | ||
company, and his exceptional skill, energy, and vision enabled it | ||
to flourish despite the challenges of changing business cycles; | ||
during his tenure of more than a half-century with the firm, the | ||
Linbeck Group became one of the largest construction enterprises in | ||
the Southwest, building offices, hospitals, museums, shopping | ||
centers, and other facilities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Linbeck benefited numerous | ||
organizations through his leadership; he served as a director and | ||
chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and as a director of the | ||
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-Houston Branch; in addition, he was | ||
a director of the Bionomics Institute, Daniel Industries, GeoQuest | ||
International Holdings, International Systems & Controls, John | ||
Hancock Advisers, MorningStar Foods, and the Southland | ||
Corporation; he served Notre Dame as chair of the Advisory Council | ||
for the College of Engineering, and he further shared his expertise | ||
as a member of the Institutional Initiatives Committee of The | ||
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; moreover, he | ||
chaired the Special Commission on the 1999 Bonfire for Texas A&M | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Linbeck also made his mark as a cofounder of | ||
Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Americans for Fair Taxation; a major | ||
force in the political arena, TLR has worked to shape policy | ||
regarding civil lawsuits and, more recently, matters such as public | ||
education; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to public policy, Mr. Linbeck's many | ||
avocations included golfing, hunting, and fishing; always an | ||
engaging conversationalist, he had the ability to find a topic of | ||
mutual interest to discuss with anyone he might meet; he was a | ||
lifelong parishioner of St. Anne Catholic Church, and he expressed | ||
his strong faith and compassion through his daily actions; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was preceded in death by his | ||
wife of 41 years, Connie Linbeck; fortunate to find love a second | ||
time, he exchanged wedding vows with Bette Craddock Pressler in | ||
2004; and | ||
WHEREAS, Leo Linbeck achieved a life of purposefulness and | ||
service, and those who were fortunate enough to know him will | ||
forever remember his devotion to his family, his community, his | ||
state, and his nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Leo Edward Linbeck, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to his loved | ||
ones: to his wife, Bette Linbeck; to his children, Tammy Casey, Leo | ||
Linbeck III, Betsy Garibaldi, Andrew Linbeck, Patrick Linbeck, and | ||
Mary Clark Granberry; to his stepchildren, Terry Smith, Townes | ||
Pressler, and Molly Lamme; to his sons-in-law, Bob Casey, John | ||
Garibaldi, Chris Granberry, Duncan Lamme, and Tommy Smith; to his | ||
daughters-in-law, Bayard Linbeck, Ellen Linbeck, Shanna Linbeck, | ||
and Kathleen Pressler; to his grandchildren, Anna Claire, Berhane, | ||
Carolina, Caroline, Christopher, Claire, Danielle, Duncan, Edward, | ||
Emily, Forrest, Francisco, Genevieve, Henry, Julie, Katherine, | ||
Leo, Lindy, Maddox, Matthew, Miranda, Robert, Ruth, Savanna, | ||
Thomas, Timothy, and Townes; to his sisters, Poppy Doyle and | ||
Suzanne Reynolds; to his brothers-in-law, Stokes A. Baird, Larry | ||
Craddock, Peter Doyle, and Fisher Reynolds; to his sisters-in-law, | ||
Mary Scott Baird and Mary Craddock; 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 House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Leo | ||
Linbeck. | ||
Murphy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 77 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on June 25, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||