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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Frederick William Herzberger, the chief building |
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| 6 | 7 | | official for the city of McKinney, passed away on May 1, 2021, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 69; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, "Rick" Herzberger was born in Wilmington, Ohio, on |
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| 9 | 10 | | February 21, 1952, to James Robert and Laurys Annie Herzberger; he |
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| 10 | 11 | | grew up with the companionship of a brother, Art, and a sister, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Suzanne, and he went on to graduate from Andrews High School in |
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| 12 | 13 | | Andrews, Texas, in 1970; he worked as a brick mason and found |
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| 13 | 14 | | employment in the oil and gas industry for many years before he |
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| 14 | 15 | | moved with his family to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in 1990; |
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| 15 | 16 | | there, he began his professional career in building inspections and |
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| 16 | 17 | | development services, which spanned more than three decades and |
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| 17 | 18 | | included work as the building official for the cities of Wylie, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Rockwall, and DeSoto; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Herzberger was hired as the chief building |
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| 20 | 21 | | official for the City of McKinney in June 2013; in that role, he was |
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| 21 | 22 | | an enthusiastic advocate for building safety and building |
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| 22 | 23 | | improvements, and during his tenure, he helped the community keep |
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| 23 | 24 | | pace with the need for new development as its population nearly |
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| 24 | 25 | | doubled; along the way, he oversaw the construction of |
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| 25 | 26 | | approximately 15,000 single-family homes and the addition of over |
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| 26 | 27 | | $8.3 billion worth of new construction; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Herzberger was blessed |
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| 28 | 29 | | with the affection of his daughters, Rikie and Lucky, and his |
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| 29 | 30 | | grandchildren, Ericka, Kennedy, Journey, and Caynan; he enjoyed |
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| 30 | 31 | | supporting his grandchildren in all of their activities, and during |
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| 31 | 32 | | his leisure time, he was fond of playing the guitar and harmonica |
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| 32 | 33 | | and participating in indoor cycling classes; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Rick Herzberger is deeply missed by all who were |
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| 34 | 35 | | fortunate enough to know him as a loved one, friend, and colleague, |
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| 35 | 36 | | and the impact of his wide-ranging contributions will long be felt |
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| 36 | 37 | | in the communities he served; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frederick William |
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| 39 | 40 | | Herzberger and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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| 40 | 41 | | family: to his daughters, Rikie Herzberger and Lucky Herzberger; to |
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| 41 | 42 | | his grandchildren, Ericka Smith, Kennedy Thomas, Journey Thomas, |
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| 42 | 43 | | and Caynan Russell; to his sister, Suzanne Smith, and her husband, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Emory; and to his numerous other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rick |
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| 48 | 49 | | Herzberger. |
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