Bill Text: TX HR481 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Walter Lee Hall on his retirement from Surety Title Company in Junction.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-13 - Reported enrolled [HR481 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR481-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 481 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Walter Lee Hall is retiring from Surety Title | ||
| Company in Junction in 2021, drawing to a close a notable career | ||
| that has spanned nearly a half century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Kerrville, Lee Hall learned the value of | ||
| hard work at an early age, helping out on his family's ranch; he | ||
| lettered in football at Tivy High School, and after graduating in | ||
| 1969, he attended Schreiner College before earning his bachelor's | ||
| degree in agricultural economics at Texas Tech University in 1973; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hall began his career at the Junction branch of | ||
| Hill Country Savings and Loan, and he went on to work as a real | ||
| estate agent and appraiser; he was later employed by the Texas | ||
| Department of Human Resources, and in 2004 he joined Surety Title | ||
| Company, which he has served as Junction office manager; along the | ||
| way, he has maintained his family's ranching and hunting operations | ||
| with his siblings through the Hall Ranches Partnership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his professional accomplishments, | ||
| Mr. Hall has contributed to his fellow citizens as a longtime | ||
| volunteer firefighter; he has served the Junction Volunteer Fire | ||
| Department as assistant chief, chief, and captain, and he has also | ||
| been active with the Kimble Rural Fire Department, holding several | ||
| leadership positions with that department as well; he has further | ||
| given back to the community as the constable for Kimble County, as | ||
| president of the Kimble Electric Cooperative and Kimble County Farm | ||
| Bureau boards, and as a board member for the Hill Country Cowboy | ||
| Camp Meeting, Nurses of Kimble County, and Kimble County Chamber of | ||
| Commerce; he was named Kimble County Citizen of the Year in 1994; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hall enjoys the love and | ||
| support of his wife, Fran Lane-Hall, as well as that of his | ||
| children, Melinda and Mark, and his grandchildren, Thomas, Riley, | ||
| and Megan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Lee Hall's dedication, hard work, | ||
| and commitment to service have greatly benefited the people of | ||
| Kimble County and earned him the respect and admiration of all who | ||
| know him, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | ||
| spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Walter Lee Hall on his retirement | ||
| from Surety Title Company and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Hall as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 481 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 9, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
