Bill Text: TX SR26 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mike Dipp Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-11 - Reported enrolled [SR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR26-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Mike Dipp Jr. | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents of El Paso lost an admired civic | ||
| leader with the passing of Mike Dipp Jr. on June 25, 2023, at | ||
| the age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Mary H. Dipp and entrepreneur Mike | ||
| Dipp Sr., Mike Dipp Jr. was born in El Paso; he earned both a | ||
| bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree | ||
| in economics from St. Mary's University; after working for | ||
| Burroughs Corporation in Detroit, he joined his family's | ||
| constellation of businesses in 1968; two years later, he began | ||
| managing the storied Plaza Hotel; he became a partner in its parent | ||
| company, Plaza Properties, as well as managing partner and | ||
| executive vice president of Coldway Storage & Warehousing and chair | ||
| of Economy Wholesale Grocers; in addition, he launched his own | ||
| venture, Mike Dipp Farms; he retired in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Dipp worked tirelessly to develop the city's | ||
| economy, restore the vibrancy of the downtown area, and strengthen | ||
| business relationships across the international border; for some | ||
| two decades, he was president of the El Paso Central Business | ||
| Association, and he further served as vice president of the | ||
| Downtown Management District and as a member of the board of the El | ||
| Paso Chamber of Commerce; he was a founding member of the | ||
| El Paso-Juárez Interplex World Trade Center Association and the | ||
| Paso Del Norte Group; moreover, he was president of the El Paso | ||
| Chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association and a member of the | ||
| boards of the Western Pecan Growers Association and other industry | ||
| groups; he was president of the Coronado Kiwanis Club and | ||
| generously shared his expertise with such organizations as the | ||
| Texas Attorney General's Child Support Service Board, municipal | ||
| committees, and advisory boards for schools and hospitals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Mr. Dipp served as chair of | ||
| the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and he | ||
| expressed his faith through extensive philanthropy and | ||
| countless kind acts; his many accolades included the | ||
| prestigious Conquistador Award from the City of El Paso, | ||
| Project Amistad's humanitarian award, and a Distinguished | ||
| Alumnus Award from St. Mary's University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mike Dipp was a devoted family man and a true | ||
| pillar of his community, and although he will be deeply missed, | ||
| his commitment to his loved ones and to El Paso will be remembered | ||
| and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the | ||
| life of Mike Dipp Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the | ||
| members of his family: to his wife, Mary Ann Dipp; to his | ||
| daughters, Margaret Dipp and Michelle Detwiler and her | ||
| husband, William; to his siblings, Paul, George, and Mary | ||
| Jeanne Dipp and Rosalie Zogby; to his two step-grandchildren; | ||
| and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Mike Dipp Jr. | ||
| Blanco | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 11, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
