Bill Text: TX HR179 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Harrison Harriger II.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR179 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR179-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 179 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of William Harrison Harriger II on December 27, 2020, at the | ||
| age of 69; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Roy and Evelyn Harriger, Bill Harriger | ||
| was born on October 13, 1951, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and he grew | ||
| up with the companionship of his brother, John, and his sister, | ||
| Libby; in 1969, he graduated from Medina High School in Ohio, and he | ||
| went on to earn his bachelor's degree in economics from Miami | ||
| University in Oxford, Ohio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Harriger attended law school at Ohio Northern | ||
| University in Ada, and he received his doctor of jurisprudence in | ||
| 1976; after settling in Lubbock, he was active in the local legal | ||
| community for more than four decades, most recently serving as | ||
| counsel at the law firm of Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne & | ||
| Aycock, P.C.; he was board certified in civil trial law, and he | ||
| specialized in general civil litigation, construction law, and | ||
| insurance defense law; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to his field, Mr. Harriger was a Life | ||
| Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a member of the Defense | ||
| Research Institute, and he served on the board for the Texas | ||
| Association of Defense Counsel; he further distinguished himself by | ||
| maintaining the highest peer review rating from | ||
| Martindale-Hubbell; in addition to his professional duties, he | ||
| contributed his time and talents to the boards of the Lubbock | ||
| Country Club and the Parkridge Pregnancy Center; moreover, he was | ||
| an active member of the Tom Neal Sunday school class at First | ||
| Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Harriger enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Erin, with whom he shared a rewarding | ||
| marriage of 40 years; he took great pride in his two children, Will | ||
| and Dinah, and his five grandchildren, Daisy, Bud, Lenox, Lyle, and | ||
| Ellery; in his leisure time, he was an avid golfer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Bill Harriger is deeply missed, he will | ||
| forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those | ||
| he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Harrison | ||
| Harriger II and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 William | ||
| Harrison Harriger II. | ||
| Burrows | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 179 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
