SR442 - In memory of Joseph Burt Dial of San Antonio.

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