| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 343 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The city of Dallas lost an esteemed businessman and |
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| 6 | 6 | | civic leader with the passing of Gerald Wayne Fronterhouse on |
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| 7 | 7 | | September 17, 2022, at the age of 86; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Ada, Oklahoma, on May 22, 1936, Jerry |
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| 9 | 9 | | Fronterhouse was the son of Victor and Austa Fronterhouse; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from the |
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| 11 | 11 | | University of Oklahoma, where he played football and served as |
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| 12 | 12 | | battalion commander for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps; |
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| 13 | 13 | | following two years in the U.S. Navy, he completed his MBA at |
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| 14 | 14 | | Harvard Business School and began his career as a credit analyst |
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| 15 | 15 | | with Republic National Bank; he rose quickly in the company, |
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| 16 | 16 | | becoming president and chief operating officer at just 42; after |
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| 17 | 17 | | Republic's merger with First National, he was named chair and CEO of |
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| 18 | 18 | | First Republic, one of the country's largest bank holding |
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| 19 | 19 | | companies; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fronterhouse served on the board of Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Instruments and many other companies; moreover, he gave freely of |
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| 22 | 22 | | his time and expertise as a member of the boards of numerous |
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| 23 | 23 | | nonprofit organizations, including the Hoblitzelle Foundation, UT |
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| 24 | 24 | | Southwestern Medical Foundation, Children's Medical Foundation, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Dallas Citizens Council, State Fair of Texas, Lamplighter School, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Hockaday School, and Highland Park United Methodist Church; he was |
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| 27 | 27 | | also a generous supporter of Harvard Business School; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Fronterhouse shared a |
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| 29 | 29 | | fulfilling marriage of 53 years with his college sweetheart, the |
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| 30 | 30 | | former Gretchen Gover; they were blessed with two children, Jenny |
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| 31 | 31 | | and Jeff; following the death of his first wife in 2012, he was |
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| 32 | 32 | | fortunate enough to find another great love with Annette Caldwell |
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| 33 | 33 | | Simmons, and they wed on Valentine's Day in 2016; he was a source of |
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| 34 | 34 | | encouragement and wise counsel to his nine grandchildren, Brant, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Lindsey, Lauren, Blake, Laney, Carson, Hayden, Alex, and Kara, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | he delighted in the arrival of four great-grandchildren; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fronterhouse was admired not only for his |
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| 38 | 38 | | accomplishments, but also for his warmth, kindness, integrity, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | optimism, and he will be remembered with deep affection by all who |
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| 40 | 40 | | were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gerald Wayne |
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| 43 | 43 | | Fronterhouse and extend sincere sympathy to his family and many |
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| 44 | 44 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jerry |
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| 48 | 48 | | Fronterhouse. |
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| 49 | 49 | | Meyer |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.R. No. 343 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 53 | 53 | | rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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