TITLE: Honoring Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond for his public service.

SUMMARY: Honoring Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond for his public service.

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WHEREAS, The city of Richmond has greatly benefited from the public service of the Honorable Hilmar Moore, who has enjoyed a remarkable tenure of nearly 62 years leading the community; and WHEREAS, Believed to be the longest-serving mayor in the nation, Hilmar Moore first took office on September 22, 1949, when he was appointed to fill an unexpired two-year term, and he has been returned to his post by the voters in every election since that time; he modestly credits his success through the years to hiring excellent city managers and staff, although area residents would attest to his effective leadership and outgoing personality as figuring prominently in his notable administration; and WHEREAS, Mayor Moore is a fifth-generation Texan whose ancestors were among the Old Three Hundred settlers brought into the state by Stephen F. Austin; a life member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, he comes by his interest in politics naturally as the grandson of a former U.S. congressman and the son of a former Richmond mayor and Fort Bend County judge; he also runs his family's cattle business that has been in operation since 1822; and WHEREAS, Hilmar Moore enrolled at The University of Texas School of Law in the early 1940s, but he left in 1942 to join the U.S. Army Air Corps; he became an aircraft navigator and was based in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he served with the Fourth Sea Rescue Squadron and earned many medals and commendations; and WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Richmond and worked in land titles and abstracts, land leasing, and the cattle industry and eventually became a leader in a number of ranching and beef production organizations; he has served as the chair of the Beef Industry Council, as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, on the executive committee of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, on the board of Santa Gertrudis Breeders International, and as a charter member of the American Quarter Horse Association; moreover, he has received awards from the Texas Brahman Association and Texas Tech University, which recognized him for his career in ranching with the highest honor bestowed in the beef industry; he has also been a director of the King Ranch since 1993; and WHEREAS, Active in state affairs and higher education as well, Hilmar Moore distinguished himself as chair of the Texas Department of Human Resources from 1977 to 1981, and he has been a part of numerous foundations and committees supporting Texas colleges and universities, including the UT System's Chancellor's Council; and WHEREAS, He married Hallie Peareson during World War II and the couple enjoyed many rewarding years together and had three sons, Hilmar, Phillip, and Jack, before Mrs. Moore's passing; fortunate to find love a second time, he married Evalyn Wendt in 1984; and WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the ongoing efforts of Hilmar Moore continue to help make Richmond a great place to call home; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond for his exceptional public service and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mayor Moore as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Reynolds Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2103 was adopted by the House on May 26, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House