Bill Text: TX HR1005 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James F. Scherr of El Paso on his 60th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1005-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1005 | ||
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| WHEREAS, James F. Scherr of El Paso celebrated his 60th | ||
| birthday on February 23, 2013, and this occasion provides a welcome | ||
| opportunity to remind him of the esteem in which he is held by all | ||
| who know him; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Henry and Etta Mae Scherr, Jim Scherr was | ||
| born in El Paso in 1953 and earned a bachelor's degree from The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University | ||
| of Houston, where he was a member of the honor fraternity Order of | ||
| the Barons; over the course of a highly distinguished career, he has | ||
| enjoyed outstanding professional success while contributing | ||
| immeasurably to the well-being of the El Paso community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scherr currently serves as president of the law | ||
| firm Scherr Legate and as chief executive officer of a number of | ||
| real estate companies; actively involved in real estate projects of | ||
| every type, in 2009 he developed the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel El | ||
| Paso Downtown, the first high-rise constructed in the city in more | ||
| than 30 years; the hotel incorporated a trend-setting design that | ||
| has been adopted by DoubleTree for use in other locations, and | ||
| Mr. Scherr's success has drawn offers to develop hotels in other | ||
| cities; his loyalty, though, remains firmly fixed on his hometown, | ||
| where he has also built office buildings, warehouses, residential | ||
| housing, and one of the largest U.S. Citizenship and Immigration | ||
| Services facilities along the United States-Mexico border; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Possessed of a wide array of business talents, | ||
| Mr. Scherr established in the late 1970s an import and export | ||
| clothing manufacturer that became one of America's top distributors | ||
| of fur coats, and the U.S. State Department later relied on his | ||
| expertise to help open the trade for outerwear with countries in | ||
| East Asia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Strongly committed to the cause of energy | ||
| conservation, Jim Scherr served as vice chair of the | ||
| U.S. Department of Energy Committee on Energy Efficiency and was a | ||
| board member of the local DOE advisory committee; he has chaired the | ||
| Texas Energy Conservation Committee and served as president of the | ||
| Texas Municipal Energy Conservation League, and he received a | ||
| presidential citation from Jimmy Carter for his dedicated work in | ||
| this area of public policy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A third-generation El Pasoan, whose love for his | ||
| city and devotion to community service led to his becoming one of | ||
| the youngest members ever elected to the El Paso City Council, | ||
| Mr. Scherr served three terms in that body and at one time held the | ||
| title of mayor pro tem; he is a former director of the West Texas | ||
| Council of Governments and a former chairman of the local Multiple | ||
| Sclerosis Society, and numerous social, political, and charitable | ||
| boards have benefited from his participation; in 1979, the | ||
| U.S. Jaycees named him Outstanding Young Man of America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scherr enjoys the support | ||
| of his wife, Elma Carreto, his children, Rhaelynne, Maxey, and | ||
| Whitney, and his son-in-law, Eric Frank; his fine family also | ||
| includes grandchildren Tryston Obevoen and Kaira, Khian, and Kasen | ||
| Frank; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to | ||
| know him, Jim Scherr may reflect with deep satisfaction on a | ||
| lifetime of achievement, and it is a privilege to join in honoring | ||
| him on six decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate James F. Scherr on his 60th | ||
| birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Scherr as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Moody | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1005 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
