TITLE: In memory of former State Representative Richard S. Geiger of Dallas.

SUMMARY: In memory of former State Representative Richard S. Geiger of Dallas.

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WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Stuart Geiger of Dallas passed away on October 16, 2013, at the age of 77, drawing to a close a remarkable life that included service as a state representative and as a successful attorney; and WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on February 21, 1936, to Gilbert and Letitia Geiger, Dick Geiger graduated from W. H. Adamson High School in 1953; he went on to earn a bachelor of law degree from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1961 and soon embarked on his legal career, earning admittance to the State Bar of Texas in 1962; and WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger entered politics in 1972, when he conducted a successful campaign for the District 33-G seat in the Texas House of Representatives, and his outstanding efforts on behalf of his constituents in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas earned him reelection two years later; over the course of his two terms in office, he served as a member of numerous committees, including those focused on transportation, health and welfare, and elections, and he was vice chair of the State Affairs Committee and chair of its Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation; moreover, he became a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1974; and WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Geiger joined the law office of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, where he earned widespread acclaim for his expertise in insurance law; he was named managing partner of the firm in 1995 and went on to play an instrumental role in the dramatic expansion of the business; following an exemplary 28-year tenure with the office, he retired in 2005; and WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger further distinguished himself through his involvement with a number of professional organizations; he helped establish the Insurance Council of Texas in 1996 and the ICT Education Foundation in 2007, and he held the post of general counsel for ICT as well as for the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association for many years; and WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, this eminent Texan benefited his community and his profession by serving as a member of the board for such organizations as the Texas Legal Protection Plan, Home Health Services of Texas, the Dallas Zoological Society, the Turtle Creek Association, and the W. H. Adamson Scholarship Foundation; and WHEREAS, Held in high regard by his peers, Mr. Geiger was listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America three times and was named as a Leading Lawyer in America by Chambers and Partners for 10 consecutive years; in addition, he was presented with the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award from the ICT in 2007, was inducted into the Adamson High School Hall of Honor in 2012, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the W. H. Adamson Scholarship Foundation in 2013; and WHEREAS, Mr. Geiger exchanged the vows of matrimony with his childhood sweetheart, the former Phyllis McGee, in 1954, and the couple shared a close and rewarding union that spanned nearly six decades until her passing in August 2012; they raised five children, Scott, Angela, Margaret, Claire, and Amy, and with the passing years, their family grew to include 13 grandchildren and a great-grandson; and WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his profession, and his fellow citizens, Dick Geiger made a meaningful and positive difference in many lives, and his notable record of achievement will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Richard Stuart Geiger and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his children, Scott Geiger and his wife, Kathleen, Angela and Margaret Geiger, Claire Vail and her husband, Kevin, and Amy McCarty and her husband, Frank; to his sisters, Theresa Ramsey, Emalee McRoberts, and Susan Lynn Wilbur; to his grandchildren, Andrew and John Allard, Elisabeth Allard-Davenport, Richard and Audrey Geiger, Richard, Laurence, and Cecilia Lau, Grace and Charles Walworth, and Emily, Rachel, and Ian McCarty; to his great-grandson, Mason Allard; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dick Geiger. Thompson of Harris Alonzo Davis of Dallas Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1594 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 13, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House