Bill Text: TX SR83 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Frank Dannenberg, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-18 - Reported enrolled [SR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR83-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Frank Dannenberg, Jr. | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Frank Dannenberg, | ||
| Jr., who died in May of 2013 at the age of 65; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Frank Dannenberg was born on July 16, 1947, in | ||
| Havana, Cuba; he immigrated to the United States in 1960 and | ||
| graduated from Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida; | ||
| he earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration | ||
| from the University of Miami in 1979 and later earned a Texas | ||
| teaching certificate in 1993; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Frank married his beloved wife, Betty, on July 16, | ||
| 1976, and they were blessed with three children and four | ||
| grandchildren; he was a man of many talents and interests who | ||
| became a treasured citizen and a highly respected leader in the | ||
| San Antonio community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He had a longtime successful and rewarding career | ||
| as an educator; he served as a schoolteacher in the San Antonio | ||
| Independent School District for 19 years and was beloved by his | ||
| students and by his colleagues in his profession; he also taught | ||
| at Saint Philip's College in the Alamo Community College | ||
| District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2005, he began his volunteer service with the | ||
| United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for District Eight, Coastal | ||
| Region, otherwise known as the Guardians of the Gulf; he was | ||
| admired for his dedication to his many responsibilities as an | ||
| officer and to the auxiliary's wide variety of missions and | ||
| assignments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was noted for his service as chairman of the | ||
| National Safe Boating Week events and for the time and energy he | ||
| devoted to raising public awareness of the need for safe boating | ||
| practices; he was also a loyal participant in the San Antonio | ||
| Fiesta Parade, where he represented the Coast Guard Auxiliary | ||
| with pride; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Dannenberg took part in numerous | ||
| organizations and community events; he was actively involved | ||
| with Little League and was a member of the Knights of Columbus; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, He loved the outdoors and all kinds of fishing, | ||
| and he enjoyed watercolor painting, weightlifting, dancing, | ||
| meditation, softball, football, and yoga; he had a great love of | ||
| animals and a deep appreciation for the earth's beauty and all of | ||
| life's gifts; he also had an engaging personality and a sense of | ||
| humor that endeared him to all who met him; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A truly exemplary gentleman, Mr. Dannenberg was a | ||
| warm, generous, kindhearted person who was respected for his many | ||
| accomplishments and for his commitment to helping his fellow man | ||
| in whatever ways he could; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Frank Dannenberg gave unselfishly to others and | ||
| was beloved by all who knew him, and he will long be remembered | ||
| with affection and appreciation by those who were privileged to | ||
| share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
| 83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Frank Dannenberg, Jr.; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the | ||
| Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do | ||
| so in memory of Frank Dannenberg. | ||
| Van de Putte | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 18, 2013, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
