[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                IN MEMORY OF LOUIS ARTHUR BEECHERL, JR.

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2011

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and remember my 
friend, Louis Arthur Beecherl, Jr. He was kind, generous, and a man of 
great character that deeply loved God and country. Louis passed away on 
Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
  Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Louis graduated from Highland Park 
High School and received Bachelor of Science degrees from Tulane 
University and the University of Texas. He proudly served as a 
servicemember in the United States Navy and had a successful career in 
the energy business spanning forty years.
  Louis' life reflected his love for his community and his belief in 
service. From serving in numerous civic and charitable organizations to 
participating in the public policy process, he always sought to meet 
the needs of others and worked tirelessly for the betterment of our 
community. His passion for water conservation motivated him to become 
involved with the Texas Water Development Board and the Trinity 
Improvement Association. His belief in the importance of higher 
education led him to establish distinguished professorships and faculty 
chairs at the University of Texas at Dallas and to serve on the Board 
of Regents for the University of Texas System. The YMCA of Metropolitan 
Dallas, Salvation Army, and the Circle 10 Council for the Boy Scouts of 
America are among the many other organizations he supported. His 
unwavering commitment to help others inspired us all and his legacy 
speaks loudly of his impact on our community.
  Mr. Beecherl is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years, 
Julie; his sons, Louis III and wife Cynthia, John and wife Mary, Will 
and wife Kay, Ernest and wife Susan, Robert and wife, Medore; his 
daughters, Jan Davis and husband Alan, Mary Dillard and husband Bill, 
and Kay Herring and husband Edward; his thirty-five grandchildren, and 
four great-grandchildren.
  I am honored to have known him and called him my friend. He will be 
greatly missed. May the peace of God be with those he loved and sustain 
them through this hour of sorrow.

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