H.R. No. 1005

	R E S O L U T I O N
	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
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	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.
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	Chief Clerk of the House