Bill Text: TX HR142 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Phillip J. "Phil" Gerik of Waco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR142-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 142 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Phillip J. Gerik of Waco, who passed away on December 21, 2020, | ||
at the age of 71; and | ||
WHEREAS, Phil Gerik was born to John and JoAnn Gerik on | ||
October 1, 1949, in Waco and grew up with a sister, Karen, and three | ||
brothers, Tom, Mike, and John; a graduate of West High School, he | ||
continued his education at Lamar University, where he earned an | ||
undergraduate degree in kinesiology, and he went on to complete a | ||
master's degree in educational administration and superintendency | ||
at East Texas State University in Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the course of his 48 years in education, | ||
Mr. Gerik served as a teacher and coach in the Mesquite and | ||
Northside school districts and as an athletic director and | ||
principal in the West Independent School District; he also led | ||
Mount Calm ISD as its superintendent, and he most recently held the | ||
role of field service agent for Education Service Center Region 12; | ||
he further contributed to his profession as president of both the | ||
National and Texas Rural Education Associations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Mr. Gerik shared | ||
nearly half a century of marriage with his wife, Cathy, and he was a | ||
devoted father to their children, Matthew and Pam; with the passing | ||
years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include two | ||
grandchildren, McKinley and Mason; and | ||
WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Phil Gerik will | ||
remember the way he touched their lives with his kindness, | ||
generosity, and delightful sense of humor, and he will forever hold | ||
a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Phillip J. Gerik and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn | ||
his passing; 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 Phil Gerik. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 142 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on October 18, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||