H.R. No. 1040
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Councilman Robert Albert Davis has served the
    1-2  citizens of Forest Hill with integrity and dedication throughout
    1-3  the course of his remarkable tenure with the Forest Hill City
    1-4  Council; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of Beaumont, this distinguished Texan was
    1-6  educated at Lamar University, Texas A&M University, and East Texas
    1-7  State University before embarking on a successful career as an
    1-8  educator, civic leader, and public servant; a former member of the
    1-9  Texas Academic Skills Program Committee, Mr. Davis has taught
   1-10  English composition and literature at many of our state's finest
   1-11  institutions of higher learning, including Jarvis Christian
   1-12  College, Texas Christian University, and Tarrant County Junior
   1-13  College; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, This exemplary individual has played a leading role
   1-15  in shaping his community's destiny since the early 1970s, when he
   1-16  served on the Forest Hill Charter Board and participated in the
   1-17  drafting of the city's defining document; Mr. Davis joined the
   1-18  Forest Hill City Council in 1985, serving as mayor pro tempore for
   1-19  a term of four years, and has represented his constituents with
   1-20  great honor and distinction, helping to facilitate construction of
   1-21  several major roads, upgrading water utility services, and
   1-22  developing improved park, library, environmental, and recreational
   1-23  services; and
   1-24        WHEREAS, Councilman Davis is a devoted member of Fort Worth's
    2-1  Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, where he teaches Sunday school,
    2-2  directs the multimedia ministry, coordinates and directs the drama
    2-3  program, and serves as a deacon and trustee for the church; he also
    2-4  is a dedicated family man who enjoys a rewarding marriage with his
    2-5  wife of many years, Pamela Ann Washington, and is a doting father
    2-6  to the couple's only child, Ryan Alexander; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, This remarkable individual has, in every facet of
    2-8  his life, displayed the highest level of concern for others in his
    2-9  community, and his many notable achievements are indeed deserving
   2-10  of special legislative recognition as he departs from a long and
   2-11  productive career in public service; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-13  Legislature hereby congratulate Robert Albert Davis on the occasion
   2-14  of his retirement from the Forest Hill City Council and extend to
   2-15  him warmest best wishes for continued happiness and success in his
   2-16  future endeavors; and, be it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-18  prepared for Councilman Davis as an expression of high regard by
   2-19  the Texas House of Representatives.