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WHEREAS, 0. J. Beck, Jr., a long-time resident and widely known
civic and industrial leader, was on April 15, 1982, called to his eternal
rest; and
WHEREAS, 0. J. Beck, Jr., was well known as a dedicated citizen of
the community, and will be remembered in Corpus Christi as a business and
area leader, having served as a trustee for the Corpus Christi Industrial
Foundation for six years; as Vice -President of the Corpus Christi Airport
Development Corporation for four years; on the Board of Directors of the
Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and currently a Director of the Board. He
recently had been appointed Chairman of the Corpus Christi Industrial
Commission; had been on the Ada Wilson Board of Directors for six years and
was to have been installed as President of that Board. A former chairman of
the City Planning Commission, Mr. Beck served on the Planning Commission from
1968 to 1971; he had been on the Board of Trustees of the Hearth and had
served as President. Mr. Beck had served on the Del Mar Technical Advisory
Board, and more recently had been a member of the 1981 Committee of 16, a
blue-ribbon group of business and professional leaders selected to provide
input on various municipal issues and problems; and
WHEREAS, O. J. Beck, Jr., chose for his vocation the construction
field, and. had been actively engaged in Corpus Christi and surrounding area
in one of the largest general contracting firms which he and his father
founded in 1946, and numerous multi -million -dollar building jobs at local
colleges, universities, hospitals, apartments and other projects were
completed by the firm. Long active in the Associated General Contractors of
America (AGC), O. J. Beck, Jr., had served on the Board of the South Texas
Chapter, served on various committees, and had served as President of the
South Texas Chapter for the past two years; and
WHEREAS, his vast knowledge and unselfish contribution to the
community have benefited innumerable people, and his passing is a great loss
to the citizens of the City of Corpus Christi as well as to his family and
many friends, leaving an irreplaceable void in the community:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That this brief record of the many accomplishments,
contributions and public service of 0. J. Beck, Jr., be recalled and that the
citizens of this community join in memorializing the passing of this esteemed
citizen, friend, husband, and father.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded
to the family of 0. J. Beck, Jr. •
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of April, 1982.
ATTEST:
Ci Secretary
APPROVED:
THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 1982:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By .4114.4..e...
MAYOR
THE C OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
, 1982
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or
resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to
consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular
meetings; 1/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass
this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced, or at the
present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
US CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following:
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Jack K '. D phy
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Herbert L. Hawkins Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kenn dy
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