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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of McCulloch County lost an esteemed |
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| 6 | 7 | | public official and a cherished friend with the passing of the |
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| 7 | 8 | | Honorable Bill J. Spiller on December 26, 2020, at the age of 62; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Spiller was born in Brady on November 4, 1958, |
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| 10 | 11 | | to Jack and Peggy Spiller, and he grew up with the companionship of |
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| 11 | 12 | | three siblings, Jane, Dan, and George; after graduating from Brady |
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| 12 | 13 | | High School, he continued his studies at The University of Texas at |
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| 13 | 14 | | Austin, where he earned a degree in public relations; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, Judge Spiller enjoyed a |
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| 15 | 16 | | rewarding career in banking; he initially worked at financial |
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| 16 | 17 | | institutions in Austin and then Los Angeles before returning to |
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| 17 | 18 | | Texas to manage a group of banks with locations in Winters, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Eastland, Cisco, and Ranger; subsequently, he moved back to Brady |
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| 19 | 20 | | to manage the local Bank of America, and he went on to serve as |
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| 20 | 21 | | president of American State Bank in Big Spring for eight years, |
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| 21 | 22 | | until his retirement in 2013; he then returned home to Brady and |
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| 22 | 23 | | began working for the USDA Farm Service Agency; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Judge Spiller's deep commitment to his community led |
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| 24 | 25 | | him to participate in numerous civic endeavors over the years; in |
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| 25 | 26 | | 2015, he became presiding judge of the Brady Municipal Court, and he |
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| 26 | 27 | | was elected as county judge of McCulloch County in 2018; he also |
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| 27 | 28 | | served as president of the Voca Community Center and the Voca |
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| 28 | 29 | | Cemetery Association, and he was a member of the City of Brady |
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| 29 | 30 | | Zoning Board of Adjustment and the McCulloch County Senior Citizen |
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| 30 | 31 | | Association Sunset Center Advisory Board; in his leisure hours, he |
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| 31 | 32 | | enjoyed traveling and spending time at the family ranch near Voca, |
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| 32 | 33 | | as well as pursuing his passion for history; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Bill Spiller was an accomplished professional who |
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| 34 | 35 | | also devoted himself to making McCulloch County an even better |
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| 35 | 36 | | place to live, and he leaves behind a record of good works that will |
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| 36 | 37 | | be admired for years to come; 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 memory of Judge Bill J. |
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| 39 | 40 | | Spiller and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 40 | 41 | | his sister, Jane Penn, and her husband, Lee Tetens; to his brothers, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Dan and George Spiller; to his nieces, Shelly Schueshler and Gena |
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| 42 | 43 | | Spiller; to his nephew, T. J. Penn, and his wife, Tracy; to his |
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| 43 | 44 | | great-nieces, M. J. and Allie Penn; and to his other relatives and |
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| 44 | 45 | | many friends; and, be it 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 Judge Bill |
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| 48 | 49 | | Spiller. |
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