"So, we're going to approach this with a lot of input from the local level. In fact that will drive the decision-making process," Mosler notes. "My rule will be to support that and help select the best candidate that we turn up."

Dixon's colleagues at C&W credit him with creating the office they have there today, but Fraker says despite the legacy and the void one would expect, "If you look at the office today--it's totally business as usual." He adds that while Dixon's dozen years of service are appreciated and he will be missed, "The average tenure of our people at our Dallas office is probably 12,13 years or more, so we're all pretty experienced people who don't get too upset about anything."

As for the search for a new leader, Mosler says, "It is primarily external. We always look at our internal people. There is some consensus in the office that we look externally in this case." While he says he will not be able to reveal a frontrunner as of yet, they have already identified "some 14 or 15 odd people" who might match their criteria. Mosler says they seek "someone who can really provide not just leadership and business development ability, but someone who has a vision for all of Texas."

While he did not elaborate on the specifics of just what that vision ought to be, he did note some of the types of candidates the committee has encountered. "I will say in a broad category of personnel from ownership to brokerages, people with past experience from all these areas, have all stepped up to say they would very much be interested in the position."

Of the awards ceremony itself and the formal goodbyes to Dixon Mosler says, "I was down there Friday and it was an enjoyable experience for all, despite the fact that we wish Reagan very well." He concluded that C&W hopes to reveal its new Texas leader "in the not too distant future" and he believes it will be someone who "can lead us in the new direction."