▁American ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁Magazine '' ▁named ▁E ck els ▁" Count y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 0 6 ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁E ck els ▁was ▁actually ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁fourth ▁term ▁as ▁county ▁judge ▁but ▁left ▁some ▁four ▁months ▁later ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁Commission ers ▁named ▁transport ation ▁consult ant ▁and ▁former ▁state ▁Represent ative ▁Ed ▁Em m ett ▁of ▁King wood ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Houston ▁to ▁succeed ▁E ck els ▁as ▁county ▁judge . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁death , ▁E ck els ▁will ▁be ▁inter red ▁at ▁the ▁Texas ▁State ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Austin . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Houston ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Tex as ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Count y ▁jud ges ▁in ▁Texas ▁Category : Tex as ▁law y ers ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Houston ▁al umn i ▁Category : S outh ▁Texas ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁G ather ing ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ), ▁from ▁gather ing ▁as ▁mission aries ▁to ▁gather ing ▁for ▁worship ▁services . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁members ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁gather ▁together ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁specific