85R4382 JGH-D
 
  By: Murr H.R. No. 256
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dexter K. Sagebiel retired as Llano County Tax
  Assessor-Collector on December 31, 2016, drawing to a close an
  outstanding career in public service; and
         WHEREAS, Born in San Francisco in 1944, Mr. Sagebiel grew up
  in Fredericksburg and Llano; the son of a rancher, he was active in
  4-H and FFA during his years at Llano High School, and after
  graduating in 1963, he studied animal science at Tarleton College
  and Texas A&M University, where he was president and treasurer of
  the Saddle and Sirloin Club, a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, and a
  national champion in wool judging; he earned his bachelor's degree
  with honors in 1967; and
         WHEREAS, From 1967 to 1970, Mr. Sagebiel was the assistant
  extension agent in Taylor County for the Texas A&M AgriLife
  Extension Service, and he went on to serve as the county extension
  agent in Blanco County from 1970 until his retirement from the
  service in 1985; he subsequently returned to Llano, where he helped
  on the family ranch and worked for the Llano Livestock Auction and
  the Llano Central Appraisal District; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Sagebiel became the Llano County Tax
  Assessor-Collector in 2001, and over the next decade and a half, his
  skilled management of his office earned him the respect and
  appreciation of fellow citizens and county officials alike; and
         WHEREAS, With the passing years, Dexter Sagebiel and his
  wife, Jennabeth, have seen their fine family grow to include two
  daughters and their spouses, Trudy and Steven Vollmar and Terri and
  Jamey Vogel, as well as three grandchildren and a great-grandson;
  and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Sagebiel's commitment to the highest ideals of
  public service has greatly benefited the people of Llano County,
  and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
  embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dexter K. Sagebiel on his
  retirement as Llano County Tax Assessor-Collector and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Sagebiel as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.