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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James F. Hill II has received a 2023 Outstanding |
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Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas Legislative Black |
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Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Ennis, Mr. Hill has enjoyed a rewarding |
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career with the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department spanning three and a |
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half decades, and he currently serves as an engineer, paramedic, |
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command technician, field training officer, and district IT |
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manager; in addition, he is the commander of the honor and color |
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guards; since 2007, he has worked as a logistics specialist for |
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Urban Search and Rescue, Texas Task Force 2; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill joined the International Association of |
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Black Professional Fire Fighters in 1986, and over the years, he has |
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benefited the organization as director of the South Central Region, |
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sergeant-at-arms, financial secretary, and executive vice |
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president; he also served two terms as president of the Dallas Black |
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Firefighters Association, becoming the longest-standing president |
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in the group's history; along the way, he has been active in a |
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number of other professional and civic organizations, including the |
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Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the NAACP, and the Carl Holmes |
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Executive Development Institute; moreover, he is a member of |
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Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas; in honor of his |
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outstanding service and professional achievements, he has received |
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numerous accolades, including recognitions from the Black Chief |
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Officers Committee of IABPFF, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., |
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the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, and Dallas BFFA; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hill enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Cynthia; he takes great pride in their daughter |
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Kristie, and he has had the pleasure of welcoming into his family |
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six grandsons, Evann, Jamison, Xavier, Joshua, Cole, and Chandler; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Citizens benefit each day from the contributions of |
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those civic leaders who improve the quality of life in their |
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communities, and House District 111 is indeed fortunate to have |
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such passionate and engaged residents as James Hill; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate James F. Hill II on receiving a |
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2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |