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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Joseph Dial
5	5	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
6	6	passing of Joseph Burt Dial of San Antonio on December 18, 2024,
7	7	at the age of 88; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of William Angelo Dial and Ina Grace
9	9	Spaulding, Joe Dial was born in Kilgore on April 27, 1936; he
10	10	graduated from the Texas Military Institute and went on to attend
11	11	The University of Texas at Austin; in 1957, he married his high
12	12	school sweetheart, the former Gertrude Emily Koontz, and they
13	13	raised four children on their 3X Ranch in Montgomery County; a
14	14	prominent livestock breeder, Mr. Dial built 3X into a globally
15	15	recognized brand, working with foreign governments and the
16	16	Inter-American Development Bank to advance exports of registered
17	17	Brahman cattle; he also served on the board of the American
18	18	Brahman Breeders Association; honoring his father's legacy, he
19	19	cofounded the Former Texas Rangers Foundation in 1971 and served
20	20	as president, director, and chair; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Mr. Dial served in a number of government
22	22	leadership roles, including inaugural chair of the Environmental
23	23	Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Citizens Advisory Committee;
24	24	he was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by
25	25	President George H. W. Bush, and while working in the nation's
26	26	capital and representing the commission abroad, he completed his
27	27	bachelor's degree in business management at the University of
28	28	Maryland; in 1993, he wed Marilyn Scott Smith; they lived in
29	29	Cambridge, Massachusetts, during his tenure as a teaching fellow
30	30	at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard University John F.
31	31	Kennedy School of Government; subsequently, he pursued a new
32	32	career as an international consultant, guiding development of
33	33	governmental regulatory agencies and private-sector futures
34	34	exchanges; and
35	35	WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Dial moved to Saint Jo; he continued
36	36	to be active in civic life, and he was a lifelong member of the
37	37	Episcopal Church; he loved to entertain his grandchildren at Katy
38	38	Lake and spend family vacations in Colorado; he moved to San
39	39	Antonio in 2021 to spend even more time with his loved ones; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Joe Dial is deeply missed by those he left behind,
41	41	but his kindness, integrity, and strong faith will remain a
42	42	lasting source of inspiration to all who knew him; now,
43	43	therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
45	45	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joseph Burt Dial
46	46	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to
47	47	his children, Joseph Dial, Catherine Dial Easley, Emily Dial
48	48	Heard and her husband, Richard, and Peggy Dial and her husband,
49	49	Stephen Shearer; to his stepson, Walter Smith; to his
50	50	grandchildren, Samantha Heard DeYoung, Richard Joseph Heard,
51	51	William Zachary Easley, Emma Isabella Easley, and Emily Katelyn
52	52	Heard; to his great-granddaughter, Heather Liv Heard; and to his
53	53	many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
55	55	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
56	56	this day, it do so in memory of Joe Dial.
57	57	Hagenbuch
58	58	________________________________
59	59	President of the Senate
60	60	I hereby certify that the
61	61	above Resolution was adopted by
62	62	the Senate on April 24, 2025, by a
63	63	rising vote.
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Secretary of the Senate
66	66	________________________________
67	67	Member, Texas Senate