Bill Text: TX SR55 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Steven Michael Weinberg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Reported enrolled [SR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR55-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Steven Weinberg | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Steven Michael Weinberg of Colleyville passed | ||
away on August 20, 2021, at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy | ||
of achievement that will be cherished for years to come; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Harry and Evelyn Weinberg, Steve | ||
Weinberg was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, on December 4, 1942, | ||
and his family also included his brother, Gary; he graduated from | ||
high school in Davenport, Iowa, in 1960 and then enrolled at the | ||
University of Oklahoma; he went on to earn his medical degree | ||
from the University of Iowa and to train at The University of | ||
Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the course of his distinguished career in | ||
medicine, Dr. Weinberg practiced as a general surgeon and served | ||
with the U.S. Air Force as chief of surgical services at Ramey Air | ||
Force Base, and he shared his knowledge as a clinical assistant | ||
professor of surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical School and as | ||
an adjunct professor of ethics at the University of North Texas | ||
Health Science Center; in 2001, he was appointed by President | ||
George W. Bush as associate director and acting medical director | ||
of the Peace Corps, a position he held for five years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for his keen intellect, Dr. Weinberg | ||
embarked on a second career as an attorney after obtaining a law | ||
degree from Southern Methodist University; he also owned and | ||
operated companies in such fields as oil and gas exploration and | ||
production, commercial and residential real estate development, | ||
and cattle feeding and ranching; in addition, he was appointed to | ||
the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in 2007 and reappointed | ||
in 2012; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Weinberg was active in many professional | ||
organizations, and his civic involvement included tenures as | ||
president of the Rotary Club of Hurst-Euless-Bedford and as a | ||
member of the State Republican Executive Committee; a man of | ||
faith, he belonged to the First Baptist Euless and First | ||
Colleyville congregations, and he participated in mission trips | ||
to Honduras, Haiti, and Africa; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Weinberg treasured the | ||
love and support of his wife, Vicki, with whom he shared a | ||
rewarding marriage of nearly 40 years; he was the devoted father | ||
of three children, Michael, Shannon, and Joshua, and he took | ||
great pride in his six grandchildren, Ella, Ava May, Collins, | ||
Hudson, Campbell, and Cobbs; in his leisure time, he pursued his | ||
passions for golf, hunting, fishing, and making pies, and he | ||
loved music from the 1950s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Steve Weinberg distinguished himself as a true | ||
Renaissance man, and his loss is keenly felt by the numerous | ||
friends that he made through the years as well as by the many | ||
people in Texas and beyond whose lives he enriched; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Dr. Steven Michael Weinberg and extend heartfelt sympathy to | ||
his 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 Steve Weinberg. | ||
Hancock, Nelson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on September 1, 2021, | ||
by a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |