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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Marvin Selig on December 27, |
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2010, the State of Texas lost a man whose achievements as an |
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industrialist, philanthropist, and visionary made a positive and |
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lasting difference in Seguin and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, Marvin Selig was born on November 30, 1923, in |
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Spring Valley, New York; after graduating from The University of |
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Texas with a degree in engineering, Mr. Selig borrowed $2,000 and, |
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in 1947, started a small factory near Seguin, Texas, where he |
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manufactured reinforcing bars from recycled railroad rails; and |
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WHEREAS, His company, Structural Metals, Inc., began to |
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manufacture steel in 1949, and in 1968 it merged with Commercial |
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Metals Corporation; Mr. Selig became CEO of Commercial Metals Steel |
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Group, and he served on the board until well after his retirement in |
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2002; the factory he founded in Seguin, one of the first |
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"mini-mills" that revolutionized the steel industry, continues to |
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thrive; it has been profitable every year since 1947, and today it |
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produces more than 750,000 tons of steel a year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Selig married Eleanor Berg, and they shared a |
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fulfilling relationship until her death; together they had three |
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sons, Zachary, Peter, and Jeff, as well as five grandchildren; Mrs. |
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Selig served as a Texas commissioner of mental health, and since |
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1950, the couple were active in the quarter horse and thoroughbred |
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horse breeding and racing business; in 2002, the Marvin and Ellie |
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Selig Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship was established at |
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the UT College of Engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman also served his fellow |
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citizens as a commissioner of the Lower Colorado River Authority; |
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on the national and international levels, he served as president of |
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the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and as an |
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economic and industrial advisor to governments in Latin America, |
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Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the United Kingdom; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Selig was a man of diverse and passionate |
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interests who loved horse racing, reading, and travel; he was |
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independent-minded and optimistic, confident in his own opinions |
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yet solicitous of the concerns of others, and generous with his time |
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and resources; he remained devoted throughout his life to his |
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adopted community of Seguin, where he raised a family at his home |
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along a bend of the Guadalupe River; and |
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WHEREAS, An innovative businessman and a remarkable leader, |
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Marvin Selig profoundly influenced the steel industry, his |
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community, and the lives of countless people, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will continue to resonate for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Marvin Selig and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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sons, Zachary Selig, Peter Selig and his wife, Lyn, and Jeff Selig |
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and his wife, Walton; to his grandchildren, Stuart and his wife, |
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Laura, Jocelyn, Aleka, Kiber, and Sam; to his brother, Clyde Selig; |
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and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marvin |
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Selig. |
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Kuempel |
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Miller of Comal |
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Straus |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2032 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on May 23, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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