82R28280 MGR-D
By: Reynolds H.R. No. 2103
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Richmond has greatly benefited from the
public service of the Honorable Hilmar Moore, who has enjoyed a
remarkable tenure of nearly 62 years leading the community; and
WHEREAS, Believed to be the longest-serving mayor in the
nation, Hilmar Moore first took office on September 22, 1949, when
he was appointed to fill an unexpired two-year term, and he has been
returned to his post by the voters in every election since that
time; he modestly credits his success through the years to hiring
excellent city managers and staff, although area residents would
attest to his effective leadership and outgoing personality as
figuring prominently in his notable administration; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Moore is a fifth-generation Texan whose
ancestors were among the Old Three Hundred settlers brought into
the state by Stephen F. Austin; a life member of the Sons of the
Republic of Texas, he comes by his interest in politics naturally as
the grandson of a former U.S. congressman and the son of a former
Richmond mayor and Fort Bend County judge; he also runs his family's
cattle business that has been in operation since 1822; and
WHEREAS, Hilmar Moore enrolled at The University of Texas
School of Law in the early 1940s, but he left in 1942 to join the
U.S. Army Air Corps; he became an aircraft navigator and was based
in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he served with the
Fourth Sea Rescue Squadron and earned many medals and
commendations; and
WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Richmond and worked in
land titles and abstracts, land leasing, and the cattle industry
and eventually became a leader in a number of ranching and beef
production organizations; he has served as the chair of the Beef
Industry Council, as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association, on the executive committee of the National
Cattlemen's Beef Association, on the board of Santa Gertrudis
Breeders International, and as a charter member of the American
Quarter Horse Association; moreover, he has received awards from
the Texas Brahman Association and Texas Tech University, which
recognized him for his career in ranching with the highest honor
bestowed in the beef industry; he has also been a director of the
King Ranch since 1993; and
WHEREAS, Active in state affairs and higher education as
well, Hilmar Moore distinguished himself as chair of the Texas
Department of Human Resources from 1977 to 1981, and he has been a
part of numerous foundations and committees supporting Texas
colleges and universities, including the UT System's Chancellor's
Council; and
WHEREAS, He married Hallie Peareson during World War II and
the couple enjoyed many rewarding years together and had three
sons, Hilmar, Phillip, and Jack, before Mrs. Moore's passing;
fortunate to find love a second time, he married Evalyn Wendt in
1984; and
WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the ongoing
efforts of Hilmar Moore continue to help make Richmond a great place
to call home; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond for his
exceptional public service and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mayor Moore as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.