Bill Text: TX SR26 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Mike Dipp Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-11 - Reported enrolled [SR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR26-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Mike Dipp Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-11 - Reported enrolled [SR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR26-Introduced.html
88S20160 BPG-D | ||
By: Blanco | S.R. No. 26 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of El Paso lost an admired civic leader | ||
with the passing of Mike Dipp Jr. on June 25, 2023, at the age of 81; | ||
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WHEREAS, The son of Mary H. Dipp and entrepreneur Mike | ||
Dipp Sr., Mike Dipp Jr. was born in El Paso; he earned both a | ||
bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree | ||
in economics from St. Mary's University; after working for | ||
Burroughs Corporation in Detroit, he joined his family's | ||
constellation of businesses in 1968; two years later, he began | ||
managing the storied Plaza Hotel; he became a partner in its parent | ||
company, Plaza Properties, as well as managing partner and | ||
executive vice president of Coldway Storage & Warehousing and chair | ||
of Economy Wholesale Grocers; in addition, he launched his own | ||
venture, Mike Dipp Farms; he retired in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dipp worked tirelessly to develop the city's | ||
economy, restore the vibrancy of the downtown area, and strengthen | ||
business relationships across the international border; for some | ||
two decades, he was president of the El Paso Central Business | ||
Association, and he further served as vice president of the | ||
Downtown Management District and as a member of the board of the El | ||
Paso Chamber of Commerce; he was a founding member of the | ||
El Paso-Juárez Interplex World Trade Center Association and the | ||
Paso Del Norte Group; moreover, he was president of the El Paso | ||
Chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association and a member of the | ||
boards of the Western Pecan Growers Association and other industry | ||
groups; he was president of the Coronado Kiwanis Club and | ||
generously shared his expertise with such organizations as the | ||
Texas Attorney General's Child Support Service Board, municipal | ||
committees, and advisory boards for schools and hospitals; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Mr. Dipp served as chair of the | ||
National Conference of Christians and Jews, and he expressed his | ||
faith through extensive philanthropy and countless kind acts; his | ||
many accolades included the prestigious Conquistador Award from the | ||
City of El Paso, Project Amistad's humanitarian award, and a | ||
Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Mary's University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mike Dipp was a devoted family man and a true pillar | ||
of his community, and although he will be deeply missed, his | ||
commitment to his loved ones and to El Paso will be remembered and | ||
admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd | ||
Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Dipp Jr. and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
Mary Ann Dipp; to his daughters, Margaret Dipp and Michelle | ||
Detwiler and her husband, William; to his siblings, Paul, George, | ||
and Mary Jeanne Dipp and Rosalie Zogby; to his two | ||
step-grandchildren; 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 Senate adjourns this | ||
day, it do so in memory of Mike Dipp Jr. |