In memory of Joseph Burt Dial of San Antonio.

89(R) SR 442 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442

In Memory

of

Joseph Dial

WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the

passing of Joseph Burt Dial of San Antonio on December 18, 2024,

at the age of 88; and

WHEREAS, The son of William Angelo Dial and Ina Grace

Spaulding, Joe Dial was born in Kilgore on April 27, 1936; he

graduated from the Texas Military Institute and went on to attend

The University of Texas at Austin; in 1957, he married his high

school sweetheart, the former Gertrude Emily Koontz, and they

raised four children on their 3X Ranch in Montgomery County; a

prominent livestock breeder, Mr. Dial built 3X into a globally

recognized brand, working with foreign governments and the

Inter-American Development Bank to advance exports of registered

Brahman cattle; he also served on the board of the American

Brahman Breeders Association; honoring his father's legacy, he

cofounded the Former Texas Rangers Foundation in 1971 and served

as president, director, and chair; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Dial served in a number of government

leadership roles, including inaugural chair of the Environmental

Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Citizens Advisory Committee;

he was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by

President George H. W. Bush, and while working in the nation's

capital and representing the commission abroad, he completed his

bachelor's degree in business management at the University of

Maryland; in 1993, he wed Marilyn Scott Smith; they lived in

Cambridge, Massachusetts, during his tenure as a teaching fellow

at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard University John F.

Kennedy School of Government; subsequently, he pursued a new

career as an international consultant, guiding development of

governmental regulatory agencies and private-sector futures

exchanges; and

WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Dial moved to Saint Jo; he continued

to be active in civic life, and he was a lifelong member of the

Episcopal Church; he loved to entertain his grandchildren at Katy

Lake and spend family vacations in Colorado; he moved to San

Antonio in 2021 to spend even more time with his loved ones; and

WHEREAS, Joe Dial is deeply missed by those he left behind,

but his kindness, integrity, and strong faith will remain a

lasting source of inspiration to all who knew him; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th

Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joseph Burt Dial

and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to

his children, Joseph Dial, Catherine Dial Easley, Emily Dial

Heard and her husband, Richard, and Peggy Dial and her husband,

Stephen Shearer; to his stepson, Walter Smith; to his

grandchildren, Samantha Heard DeYoung, Richard Joseph Heard,

William Zachary Easley, Emma Isabella Easley, and Emily Katelyn

Heard; to his great-granddaughter, Heather Liv Heard; and to his

many 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 Joe Dial.

Hagenbuch

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the

above Resolution was adopted by

the Senate on April 24, 2025, by a

rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate