Bill Text: TX SR124 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Marvin Selig of Seguin and San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Reported enrolled [SR124 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR124-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Marvin Selig | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Seguin and San Antonio in mourning the loss of | ||
| retired businessman Marvin Selig, who died December 27, 2010, at | ||
| the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marvin Selig was born in Spring Valley, New York, | ||
| on November 30, 1923; during his school years, he began working | ||
| in an uncle's machine shop in New York City at the age of 13; he | ||
| served as a mechanical engineer in the Merchant Marines during | ||
| World War II and then began engineering studies at City College | ||
| of New York; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He visited a friend at The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin one February, and finding both the engineering school and | ||
| the weather in Austin to be much to his liking, he returned to New | ||
| York, asked his girlfriend to marry him, and moved to Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from The University of Texas | ||
| School of Engineering, he borrowed $2,500 and built Structural | ||
| Metals, Incorporated, on a cornfield near Seguin in 1947; he | ||
| began recycling railroad scrap metals into rebar, pioneering the | ||
| modern mini-mill concept, which brought increased efficiency, | ||
| productivity, and profitability to the industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He went on to grow the small steel bar rolling | ||
| mill into more than 100 affiliated companies, which became | ||
| Commercial Metals Steel Group; he retired in 2002 and was named | ||
| chairman emeritus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Selig and his late wife, Ellie, supported many | ||
| social, educational, and political initiatives in their hometown | ||
| of Seguin and across the state; he endowed the Marvin and Ellie | ||
| Selig Excellence Fund for Entrepreneurial Studies at his alma | ||
| mater, and he contributed to several charitable causes; he was | ||
| past president of the Jewish Institute for National Security | ||
| Affairs, and he was active in Republican politics; he also bred | ||
| quarter horses and kept a cattle ranch in Gonzales County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Marvin Selig was an entrepreneur and a pioneer; he | ||
| placed emphasis on the values of family, teamwork, and respect, | ||
| as well as the integrity and dignity of the individual; he was | ||
| known for his patience, his optimism, his work ethic, and his | ||
| dedication to his family and a large circle of friends and | ||
| business associates; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a devoted father and grandfather, and he | ||
| leaves behind memories that will be treasured for years to come | ||
| by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Marvin Selig: his sons and daughters-in-law, Zachary | ||
| Selig, Peter and Lyn Selig, and Jeff and Walton Selig; his five | ||
| grandchildren; and his brother and business partner, Clyde | ||
| Selig; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Marvin Selig. | ||
| Wentworth | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 26, 2011, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
