Bill Text: TX HR926 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Mayor David Begier of Hutto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR926 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR926-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Mayor David Begier of Hutto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR926 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR926-Introduced.html
82R13455 RYA-D | ||
By: Gonzales of Williamson | H.R. No. 926 |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Hutto lost an admired civic leader | ||
with the death of Mayor David F. Begier on March 3, 2011, at the age | ||
of 69; and | ||
WHEREAS, David Begier was born near Buffalo, New York, on | ||
June 7, 1941; after graduating from Lancaster High School, he | ||
answered his nation's call to duty and served for four years in the | ||
United States Air Force, earning the rank of sergeant; he then | ||
returned to Buffalo to begin his professional career as an engineer | ||
with Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory; in time, however, he grew | ||
eager for a warmer climate, and in 1978 he moved with his family to | ||
Round Rock; he worked with Texas Instruments and afterward with the | ||
Quintus Corporation, where he held the post of IT manager; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his retirement, David Begier moved to | ||
Hutto in 2004 and devoted himself to public service; passionate | ||
about his community, he served on the planning and zoning | ||
commission and subsequently won election to the city council in | ||
2007; in 2009, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mayor | ||
Kenneth Love, and in 2010, he won election to a full three-year | ||
term; and | ||
WHEREAS, A respected figure who helped build unity in the | ||
community, Mayor Begier presided over the second-fastest-growing | ||
city in Texas; he helped guide many plans to improve the quality of | ||
life in Hutto, including initiatives to create more parks and to | ||
restore the vitality of the downtown area, and he played an | ||
instrumental role in persuading Temple College and Texas State | ||
Technical College to build a campus in the city; and | ||
WHEREAS, Generous with his time and talents, Mayor Begier | ||
volunteered with a number of worthy organizations, including the | ||
Hutto Education Foundation, the Hutto Chamber of Commerce, and the | ||
Adopt a Unit program; he also served as the director of governmental | ||
relations for the Williamson County Symphony Orchestra and as a | ||
member of the board of directors for Envision Central Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mayor Begier enjoyed a rewarding marriage with his | ||
wife, Barbara, until her passing in 1997, and he was blessed with a | ||
son, David; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for his outgoing personality and wonderful | ||
sense of humor, David Begier lived a full and generous life, and the | ||
legacy of his vision and public service will continue to resonate in | ||
the Hutto community for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable David | ||
F. Begier and extend sincere condolences to his son, David, and to | ||
his other relatives and 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 David F. | ||
Begier. |