TITLE: Honoring Carmen Beierle Rittimann for her contributions to Comal County.

SUMMARY: Honoring Carmen Beierle Rittimann for her contributions to Comal County.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Carmen Beierle Rittimann has greatly benefited Comal County through her many years of civic leadership; and WHEREAS, Born in Comal County on March 18, 1920, the former Carmen Beierle grew up on the Beierle Ranch, where her parents and grandparents taught her the value of kindness and the importance of conservation; she married Elvin Rittimann, and as the mother of three children, Carlon, Vance, and Ellen, she became active in the PTA and the Mother's Club and assisted with many 4-H and FFA projects; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Rittimann has given generously of her time and talents to a host of organizations over the years, and she is a member of the Comal County Farm Bureau, the Comal County Genealogy Society, the German-Texan Heritage Society, the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country, the Smithson Valley Cemetery Association, the Guadalupe River Association, the Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department, the Kendalia VFD Ladies Auxiliary, the Bulverde Senior Center, and the Spring Branch Bowling Club, among other groups; moreover, she has been a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Bulverde for most of her life; in 2015, she was named the recipient of the Community Builder Award by the Canyon Lake Masonic Lodge No. 1425; and WHEREAS, A dedicated steward of the land, Carmen Rittimann was named the Outstanding Conservation Homemaker for Region III of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board; she continues to live on the ranch in the family's home, built in the early 1900s, and she is widely admired for her dedication to preserving natural resources and the rural way of life for future generations; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor Carmen Beierle Rittimann for her contributions to Comal County and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Rittimann as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Miller of Comal Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 3034 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House