Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	81R25626 JGH-D
2	2	By: Swinford H.R. No. 1494
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Steve
7	7	Wright Sterquell of Amarillo, who died on April 1, 2009; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Steve Sterquell was born on February 6, 1953; after
9	9	graduating from Texas Tech University with a business degree in
10	10	1974, he became a certified public accountant and was a partner in
11	11	Sterquell Hill & Goelzer, LLP; and
12	12	WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Sterquell established American Housing
13	13	Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating housing
14	14	for low- and moderate-income families and individuals, and in 1995,
15	15	he sold his accounting practice to focus on this worthwhile
16	16	endeavor; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Mr. Sterquell's foundation has grown in the years
18	18	since to manage and maintain more than 14,000 units in 33 cities in
19	19	9 states; in recent years, he had worked with the Texas State
20	20	Affordable Housing Corporation to acquire more units, and recently
21	21	he had begun creating affordable housing for seniors; and
22	22	WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Mr. Sterquell taught
23	23	courses in taxation, low-income housing credits, estate planning,
24	24	and other subjects; he also found time to serve as chair and
25	25	president of the Kiwanis Foundation, chair of the Children's
26	26	Miracle Network Telethon, and president of the Children's Health
27	27	Foundation, and he worked with Goodwill Industries, the Amarillo
28	28	Community Center, and many other organizations; and
29	29	WHEREAS, For his many contributions to the community, Mr.
30	30	Sterquell received numerous honors, including the James E. West
31	31	Fellowship Award and the William O. Stillman Award from the
32	32	National Humane Society, and he was named an Alumnus by Choice of
33	33	Baylor University and a Boy Scout Heritage Society Lifetime Member;
34	34	and
35	35	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and
36	36	support of his wife, Marshallette, to whom he was married for 34
37	37	years, and their children, Steve and Elizabeth; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Steve Sterquell was a compassionate and committed
39	39	member of his community, and although his life ended far too soon,
40	40	he will forever be remembered with great admiration and affection;
41	41	now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Steve Wright
44	44	Sterquell and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
45	45	family: to his wife, Marshallette S. Sterquell; to his children,
46	46	Steve W. Sterquell II and his wife, Holly, and Elizabeth A. Bunn and
47	47	her husband, Larry; to his grandchildren, Katherine R. Sterquell,
48	48	Luke W. Sterquell, and Benjamin C. Bunn; to his mother, Betty W.
49	49	Sterquell; to his brother, John C. Sterquell; to his sister, Vicki
50	50	S. Sterquell; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
51	51	further
52	52	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
53	53	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
54	54	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Steve
55	55	Sterquell.