Bill Text: TX HR1463 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Alvin M. Fuhrman on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1463 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1463-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1463 |
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WHEREAS, Alvin M. Fuhrman celebrated his 90th birthday on | ||
February 3, 2017, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity | ||
to celebrate his long and extraordinary career in the | ||
telecommunications industry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to Henry and Elizabeth Fuhrman in 1927, Alvin | ||
Fuhrman was working as an electrician in Muenster in 1949 when an | ||
ice storm brought down all the local telephone lines; after the | ||
telephone company's repairman left town, Mr. Fuhrman and his | ||
brother, Bill, were recruited to restore service to the community; | ||
Alvin Fuhrman decided to remain with the company and so began a | ||
remarkable career that lasted half a century; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his two years of service with the U.S. | ||
Army, Mr. Fuhrman returned to the Muenster Telephone Company in | ||
1953 as its sole installer and repairman, and he set to work | ||
modernizing its technology and expanding its service area; he | ||
purchased the company in 1957, and over the decades, he grew the | ||
business into a state-of-the-art telecommunications service | ||
provider, guiding the enterprise as president and general manager; | ||
now known as Nortex Communications, the company currently offers an | ||
array of services that include high-definition television and | ||
high-speed Internet to communities across North Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, A recognized leader in the industry, Mr. Fuhrman | ||
served on the board of the Texas Telephone Association for 23 years, | ||
earning its Neville Haynes Award in 1999; he is a lifelong member of | ||
the VFW and the Knights of Columbus and a valued congregant at | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where he has sung in the choir for | ||
more than five decades; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife of 61 years, Gracie; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, expertise, and dynamic | ||
entrepreneurship, Alvin Fuhrman has greatly benefited the people of | ||
North Texas, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many | ||
achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Alvin M. Fuhrman on his 90th | ||
birthday and commend him for his many contributions to the | ||
telecommunications industry; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Fuhrman as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Springer | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1463 was adopted by the House on April | ||
27, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||