Bill Text: TX HR885 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of George Calvin Love of Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-12 - Reported enrolled [HR885 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR885-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 885 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
| temper the profound sadness felt at the death of George Calvin Love | ||
| of Houston, who passed away on January 27, 2011, at the age of 82; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born to Robert and Myra Love in Dallas on November | ||
| 28, 1928, George Love was raised in Beaumont, where he graduated | ||
| from Beaumont High School in 1945; after earning his bachelor's | ||
| degree in engineering from The University of Texas in 1951, he | ||
| served for two years as an instructor with the U.S. Army Corps of | ||
| Engineers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Love began his successful professional career in | ||
| 1953 with the Houston-based firm Bovay Engineers; he went on to | ||
| serve as vice president and chief engineer of Limbaugh Engineers, a | ||
| Bovay subsidiary, from 1965 to 1969 and as vice president of Bovay | ||
| from 1970 to 1981; Mr. Love then joined Southwestern Laboratories, | ||
| where he held the post of senior vice president and served as a | ||
| member of the board of directors; in 1994 he became a founding | ||
| principal of HBC Engineering, and he helped to guide that company as | ||
| vice president until his retirement in 2001; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Highly accomplished in his field, Mr. Love was named | ||
| a Distinguished Engineer by the Texas Engineering Foundation in | ||
| 1995, honored as Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of | ||
| Professional Engineers (TSPE) in 1997, and recognized as a | ||
| Distinguished Graduate by the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT | ||
| in 1998; he played an active role in many professional | ||
| organizations and held a number of leadership positions, including | ||
| those of director of the National Society of Professional Engineers | ||
| and president of TSPE; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Love enjoyed 48 years with his wife, Diana, and | ||
| the couple were blessed with two children, Diana and Scott, as well | ||
| as four grandchildren, Tristan, Teresa, Timothy, and John; known | ||
| for his positive attitude and friendly demeanor, Mr. Love enjoyed | ||
| teaching his grandchildren new things and golfing and hunting with | ||
| his friends; he had a knack for fixing almost anything, and he | ||
| delighted in tackling projects at his beloved ranch near Bastrop; | ||
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| WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Love was an active member of | ||
| Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Houston, where he served | ||
| as a greeter and usher; he gave generously of his time as a member of | ||
| the board of directors for Camp Redcloud, a Christian retreat and | ||
| adventure camp in Colorado, and he volunteered with Memorial | ||
| Assistance Ministries which helps people in need; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of George Love has brought great | ||
| sorrow to his family and friends, he has left behind a legacy that | ||
| will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of George Calvin Love | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Diana Love; to his daughter, Diana Mathews, and her husband, | ||
| Tris; to his son, Scott Love, and his wife, Anna Trent; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Tristan and Teresa Mathews and Timothy and John | ||
| Love; and to his other relatives and 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 George | ||
| Love. | ||
| Smith of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 885 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
