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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Eugene Francis Motter of Mansfield on March 28, 2019, at |
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the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of Carl and Gertrude Motter, Gene |
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Motter was born in Gaylord, Kansas, on March 24, 1927; he graduated |
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from Kansas State University and served in the 4th U.S. Army Air |
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Force during World War II; on June 14, 1953, he married the former |
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Harriet Anderson, and they were blessed with three children, Liz, |
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Mary, and Jay; he eventually knew the joy of welcoming into his |
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treasured family five grandchildren, William, Richard, Jake, |
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Sarah, and Dolan, as well as a great-granddaughter, Scarlett; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Motter was a registered professional engineer, |
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and he worked for Occidental Petroleum in Hobbs, New Mexico, before |
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becoming region engineering manager in Midland in 1968; he served |
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on the New Mexico State Board of Registered Engineers and on the |
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board of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and in 1984, the Texas |
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Society of Professional Engineers named him Engineer of the Year; |
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after retiring in 1988, he launched a consulting business and |
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served as an officer for Breck Operating Corporation in |
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Breckenridge and as a regional representative for the Zimmark |
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Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, While residing in Hobbs, Mr. Motter won election to |
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the city council, and he went on to hold the office of mayor; he |
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later joined the Midland Planning and Zoning Board and served as |
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commissioner of Midland Youth Baseball; in addition, he was a |
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longtime Mason and held many leadership roles during more than four |
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decades as a Rotarian; he received the Rotary Builders award and was |
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named an Honorary Member of Rotary International; moreover, he was |
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an avid golfer and served as a tournament marshal and as president |
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of both the Walnut Creek Country Club Retired Men's Golf |
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Association and the Mid Cities Senior Golf Association; he also |
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enjoyed gardening, woodworking, photography, and traveling with |
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his wife and family; strong in his faith, he was a charter member of |
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two Lutheran congregations, serving several terms as church council |
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president, and after relocating to Mansfield, he belonged to |
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St. Gregory's Anglican Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his loved ones, his community, |
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and his faith, Gene Motter earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eugene Francis |
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Motter and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eugene |
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Francis Motter. |