83R31692 JNC-D
By: Callegari H.R. No. 2842
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Stephen R. Callegari, Sr., of Lafayette, Louisiana,
the brother of our colleague Representative Bill Callegari, passed
away on February 29, 2012, at the age of 64; and
WHEREAS, Born on April 23, 1947, to Jerome and Elnora
Callegari, Steve Callegari lettered in football and track as a
student at Cottonport High School and went on to attend McNeese
State University; while earning his bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering, he was active in ROTC and helped to establish and lead
the university's chapter of the ASME; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Callegari worked with a number of companies
before establishing his own internationally successful business,
SRC Engineers, Inc., in 1982; over the years, he further
distinguished himself as the founder of SRC's sister operation, SRC
Materials Testing, and as the holder of a number of patents for oil
industry equipment; and
WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Callegari was devoted to his
family; he and his wife, Iris, shared 44 years of marriage and
became the parents of four treasured children, Steve, Amy, Charles,
and Jerome; also inspired and sustained by his strong faith,
Mr. Callegari was active in the congregation at The Family Church;
and
WHEREAS, Steve Callegari led a life made rich through
meaningful service and accomplishments, and his legacy will long be
treasured by all those who were privileged to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Stephen R. Callegari,
Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
his wife, Iris Taylor Callegari; to his children, Steve Callegari,
Jr., and his wife, Lynn, Amy Massey and her husband, Buffy, and
Charles Callegari; to his grandchildren, Taylor and Benjamin
Massey; to his brothers, Representative Bill Callegari and his
wife, Ann, Mike Callegari and his wife, Peggy, Ralph Callegari and
his wife, Debbie, and Richard Callegari and his wife, Lisa; and to
his other relatives and many friends; 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
Stephen R. Callegari, Sr.