Bill Text: TX HR1177 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Frederick William "Rick" Herzberger, chief building official for the City of McKinney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1177-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1177 |
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WHEREAS, Frederick William Herzberger, the chief building | ||
official for the city of McKinney, passed away on May 1, 2021, at | ||
the age of 69; and | ||
WHEREAS, "Rick" Herzberger was born in Wilmington, Ohio, on | ||
February 21, 1952, to James Robert and Laurys Annie Herzberger; he | ||
grew up with the companionship of a brother, Art, and a sister, | ||
Suzanne, and he went on to graduate from Andrews High School in | ||
Andrews, Texas, in 1970; he worked as a brick mason and found | ||
employment in the oil and gas industry for many years before he | ||
moved with his family to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in 1990; | ||
there, he began his professional career in building inspections and | ||
development services, which spanned more than three decades and | ||
included work as the building official for the cities of Wylie, | ||
Rockwall, and DeSoto; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Herzberger was hired as the chief building | ||
official for the City of McKinney in June 2013; in that role, he was | ||
an enthusiastic advocate for building safety and building | ||
improvements, and during his tenure, he helped the community keep | ||
pace with the need for new development as its population nearly | ||
doubled; along the way, he oversaw the construction of | ||
approximately 15,000 single-family homes and the addition of over | ||
$8.3 billion worth of new construction; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Herzberger was blessed | ||
with the affection of his daughters, Rikie and Lucky, and his | ||
grandchildren, Ericka, Kennedy, Journey, and Caynan; he enjoyed | ||
supporting his grandchildren in all of their activities, and during | ||
his leisure time, he was fond of playing the guitar and harmonica | ||
and participating in indoor cycling classes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rick Herzberger is deeply missed by all who were | ||
fortunate enough to know him as a loved one, friend, and colleague, | ||
and the impact of his wide-ranging contributions will long be felt | ||
in the communities he served; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frederick William | ||
Herzberger and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his daughters, Rikie Herzberger and Lucky Herzberger; to | ||
his grandchildren, Ericka Smith, Kennedy Thomas, Journey Thomas, | ||
and Caynan Russell; to his sister, Suzanne Smith, and her husband, | ||
Emory; and to his numerous 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 Rick | ||
Herzberger. | ||
Sanford | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1177 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||