84R17350 WG-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.R. No. 1594
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Stuart Geiger of Dallas passed
away on October 16, 2013, at the age of 77, drawing to a close a
remarkable life that included service as a state representative and
as a successful attorney; and
WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on February 21, 1936, to Gilbert and
Letitia Geiger, Dick Geiger graduated from W. H. Adamson High
School in 1953; he went on to earn a bachelor of law degree from the
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1961 and soon
embarked on his legal career, earning admittance to the State Bar of
Texas in 1962; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger entered politics in 1972, when he
conducted a successful campaign for the District 33-G seat in the
Texas House of Representatives, and his outstanding efforts on
behalf of his constituents in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas earned
him reelection two years later; over the course of his two terms in
office, he served as a member of numerous committees, including
those focused on transportation, health and welfare, and elections,
and he was vice chair of the State Affairs Committee and chair of
its Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation; moreover, he
became a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974;
and
WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Geiger joined the law office of
Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, where he earned widespread
acclaim for his expertise in insurance law; he was named managing
partner of the firm in 1995 and went on to play an instrumental role
in the dramatic expansion of the business; following an exemplary
28-year tenure with the office, he retired in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger further distinguished himself through
his involvement with a number of professional organizations; he
helped establish the Insurance Council of Texas in 1996 and the ICT
Education Foundation in 2007, and he held the post of general
counsel for ICT as well as for the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan
Association for many years; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, this
eminent Texan benefited his community and his profession by serving
as a member of the board for such organizations as the Texas Legal
Protection Plan, Home Health Services of Texas, the Dallas
Zoological Society, the Turtle Creek Association, and the W. H.
Adamson Scholarship Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Held in high regard by his peers, Mr. Geiger was
listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America three times and was
named as a Leading Lawyer in America by Chambers and Partners for 10
consecutive years; in addition, he was presented with the Raymond
Mauk Leadership Award from the ICT in 2007, was inducted into the
Adamson High School Hall of Honor in 2012, and received a Lifetime
Achievement Award from the W. H. Adamson Scholarship Foundation in
2013; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger exchanged the vows of matrimony with his
childhood sweetheart, the former Phyllis McGee, in 1954, and the
couple shared a close and rewarding union that spanned nearly six
decades until her passing in August 2012; they raised five
children, Scott, Angela, Margaret, Claire, and Amy, and with the
passing years, their family grew to include 13 grandchildren and a
great-grandson; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his profession, and his
fellow citizens, Dick Geiger made a meaningful and positive
difference in many lives, and his notable record of achievement
will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard Stuart Geiger
and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his
children, Scott Geiger and his wife, Kathleen, Angela and Margaret
Geiger, Claire Vail and her husband, Kevin, and Amy McCarty and her
husband, Frank; to his sisters, Theresa Ramsey, Emalee McRoberts,
and Susan Lynn Wilbur; to his grandchildren, Andrew and John
Allard, Elisabeth Allard-Davenport, Richard and Audrey Geiger,
Richard, Laurence, and Cecilia Lau, Grace and Charles Walworth, and
Emily, Rachel, and Ian McCarty; to his great-grandson, Mason
Allard; 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 Dick
Geiger.