Congratulating the Honorable Bill Callegari and Ann Callegari on their 65th wedding anniversary.

89(R) HR 1394 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1394

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, A 65th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of

mutual devotion and shared experiences, and former state

representative Bill Callegari and his wife, Ann Callegari, are

celebrating this joyous milestone in their marriage on June 4,

2025; and

WHEREAS, William Anthony Callegari and the former Ann Roy met

during their sophomore year at Cottonport High School in Louisiana;

after a class, he gave her a book, which contained a note inviting

her to the movies; she replied that she had to ask her grandmother,

and fortunately, permission was granted; after graduation, she

completed business trade school before moving to be near him in

Baton Rouge, where he attended Louisiana State University; the

couple became engaged during Mr. Callegari's freshman year and

married on that special day in 1960 at St. Mary's Assumption

Catholic Church, where both their families were parishioners; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Callegari's salary anchored the household

until her husband completed his bachelor's degree in agricultural

engineering; they moved from Baton Rouge to Illinois when Mr.

Callegari accepted a job with the Caterpillar tractor company in

Peoria, before finally settling in Texas; while employed by Shell

Oil, he completed his master's degree in civil engineering at the

University of Houston; in 1974, he launched his own business,

AM-TEX Corporation, aided by Mrs. Callegari; she contributed her

skills in marketing and customer relations while raising their four

children, Butch, Robby, Cherry, and Chip; and

WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly two decades, Mr. Callegari

co-founded and led the Association of Water Board Directors and

built AM-TEX into a major regional corporation; he sold the company

to one of the world's largest utilities in 1993, and building on his

reputation as a top expert in environmental engineering, he went on

to own a consulting firm, WC Engineers; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Callegari supported her husband not only in his

professional endeavors, but also in his career in public life; when

he ran for the Texas House from Katy in 2000, she charmed potential

constituents while the whole family donned campaign T-shirts and

volunteered enthusiastically; during his seven terms in office,

Representative Callegari gained special recognition for his work on

water policy; along the way, Mrs. Callegari befriended countless

members of the Capitol community, mentoring the spouses of new

legislators and bringing sweets for staff; and

WHEREAS, In recent years, Mr. and Mrs. Callegari have enjoyed

traveling around the world, cheering on their grandchildren at

sporting events, and spending time with loved ones and friends at

their lake house on Horseshoe Bay; for this milestone anniversary,

they have planned a cruise in the Caribbean with their family, which

has grown to include 13 grandchildren, Will, Doug, Derek, David,

Michael, Dylan, John, Elizabeth, and Paul Callegari, Emory McKim,

Annie St Paul, and Jacob and Hayden Hickman, as well as 9

great-grandchildren, Claire, Werd, Andrew, Eletta, and Bear

Callegari, Carlisle and Quinn McKim, Adeline Kimbrough, and Henry

St Paul; and

WHEREAS, Bill and Ann Callegari have enjoyed 65 years of

abiding love and affection for each other, and they are among an

exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting

commitment; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Bill Callegari and

Ann Callegari on their 65th wedding anniversary and extend to them

sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Callegari as an expression of high regard

by the Texas House of Representatives.

Schofield

Burrows

Guerra

Morales Shaw

Alders

Guillen

Morgan

Allen

Harless

Muñoz

Anchía

Harris

Noble

Ashby

Harris Davila

Olcott

Barry

Harrison

Oliverson

Bell of Kaufman

Hayes

Ordaz

Bell of Montgomery

Hefner

Orr

Bernal

Hernandez

Patterson

Bhojani

Hickland

Paul

Bonnen

Hinojosa

Perez of El Paso

Bowers

Holt

Perez of Harris

Bryant

Hopper

Phelan

Buckley

Howard

Pierson

Bucy

Hull

Plesa

Bumgarner

Hunter

Raymond

Button

Isaac

Reynolds

Cain

Johnson

Richardson

Campos

Jones of Dallas

Rodríguez Ramos

Canales

Jones of Harris

Romero

Capriglione

Kerwin

Rose

Cole

King

Rosenthal

Collier

Kitzman

Schatzline

Cook

LaHood

Schofield

Cortez

Lalani

Schoolcraft

Craddick

Lambert

Shaheen

Cunningham

Landgraf

Shofner

Curry

Leach

Simmons

Darby

Leo Wilson

Slawson

A. Davis of Dallas

Little

Smithee

Y. Davis of Dallas

Longoria

Spiller

Dean

Lopez of Bexar

Swanson

DeAyala

Lopez of Cameron

Talarico

Dorazio

Louderback

Tepper

Dutton

Lowe

Thompson

Dyson

Lozano

Tinderholt

Fairly

Lujan

Toth

Flores

Luther

Troxclair

Frank

Manuel

Turner

Gámez

Martinez

VanDeaver

Garcia of Bexar

Martinez Fischer

Vasut

Garcia of Dallas

McLaughlin

Villalobos

Garcia Hernandez

McQueeney

Virdell

Gates

Metcalf

Vo

Gerdes

Meyer

Walle

Geren

Meza

Ward Johnson

Gervin-Hawkins

Money

Wharton

González of Dallas

Moody

Wilson

González of El Paso

Morales of Harris

Wu

Goodwin

Morales of Maverick

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1394 was adopted by the House on May 29,

2025, by a non-record vote.

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Chief Clerk of the House