Bill Text: TX HR343 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Gerald Wayne Fronterhouse of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-10 - Reported enrolled [HR343 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR343-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 343 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost an esteemed businessman and | ||
| civic leader with the passing of Gerald Wayne Fronterhouse on | ||
| September 17, 2022, at the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Ada, Oklahoma, on May 22, 1936, Jerry | ||
| Fronterhouse was the son of Victor and Austa Fronterhouse; he | ||
| earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the | ||
| University of Oklahoma, where he played football and served as | ||
| battalion commander for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps; | ||
| following two years in the U.S. Navy, he completed his MBA at | ||
| Harvard Business School and began his career as a credit analyst | ||
| with Republic National Bank; he rose quickly in the company, | ||
| becoming president and chief operating officer at just 42; after | ||
| Republic's merger with First National, he was named chair and CEO of | ||
| First Republic, one of the country's largest bank holding | ||
| companies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Fronterhouse served on the board of Texas | ||
| Instruments and many other companies; moreover, he gave freely of | ||
| his time and expertise as a member of the boards of numerous | ||
| nonprofit organizations, including the Hoblitzelle Foundation, UT | ||
| Southwestern Medical Foundation, Children's Medical Foundation, | ||
| Dallas Citizens Council, State Fair of Texas, Lamplighter School, | ||
| Hockaday School, and Highland Park United Methodist Church; he was | ||
| also a generous supporter of Harvard Business School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Fronterhouse shared a | ||
| fulfilling marriage of 53 years with his college sweetheart, the | ||
| former Gretchen Gover; they were blessed with two children, Jenny | ||
| and Jeff; following the death of his first wife in 2012, he was | ||
| fortunate enough to find another great love with Annette Caldwell | ||
| Simmons, and they wed on Valentine's Day in 2016; he was a source of | ||
| encouragement and wise counsel to his nine grandchildren, Brant, | ||
| Lindsey, Lauren, Blake, Laney, Carson, Hayden, Alex, and Kara, and | ||
| he delighted in the arrival of four great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jerry Fronterhouse was admired not only for his | ||
| accomplishments, but also for his warmth, kindness, integrity, and | ||
| optimism, and he will be remembered with deep affection by all who | ||
| were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerald Wayne | ||
| Fronterhouse and extend sincere sympathy to his family and many | ||
| 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 Jerry | ||
| Fronterhouse. | ||
| Meyer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 343 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
