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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cecil Willis was elected mayor of Stafford in |
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December 2020, offering a fitting opportunity to celebrate his many |
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accomplishments and his strong ties to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected as Stafford's first new mayor in more than a |
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half century, Mr. Willis has been extensively involved in |
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government and civic affairs since the late 1970s; he is a longtime |
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member of the Stafford City Council, having first served from 1979 |
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to 1995, and he was returned to office in 2000; among his many |
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leadership roles, he represents the city council on the |
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Houston-Galveston Area Council, is vice chair of the Fort Bend |
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County Mayor and Council Association, and is a member of the |
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Comprehensive Plan Committee; he formerly served on the city's Home |
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Rule Charter Review Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Stafford since 1975, Mayor Willis is a |
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board member and past president of the Fort Bend County Fair |
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Association, and he was a director for Fort Bend County Water |
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Control and Improvement District No. 2; moreover, he is actively |
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involved with the Stafford-Missouri City Lions Club and serves on |
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the board of trustees for the University of the West in California; |
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he holds a horticulture degree from Texas A&M University and is the |
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retired executive director of the Quail Valley Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Cecil Willis brings to his role as Stafford mayor |
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many years of experience and achievement in municipal government, |
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and he may reflect with pride on his many accomplishments as he |
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looks forward to the challenges and opportunities of his new |
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position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cecil Willis on his election as the |
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mayor of Stafford and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Willis as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |