By Keffer H.C.R. No. 30 76R3199 GMW-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The retirement of the Honorable Don Cleveland as 1-2 Hood County judge brought to a close the remarkable career of a 1-3 most accomplished public servant, and it is fitting at this time to 1-4 reflect on the myriad achievements of this esteemed gentleman; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born December 1, 1937, Judge Cleveland graduated 1-6 from The University of Texas at Austin in 1960 and went on to 1-7 attend The University of Texas Institute of Public Affairs, 1-8 completing his course work at the Graduate School of Public 1-9 Administration in 1962; he later attended the Massachusetts 1-10 Institute of Technology's Urban Executives Program in 1975; and 1-11 WHEREAS, From 1961 to 1968 his public service tenure included 1-12 employment with the cities of Austin, Mesquite, and Lancaster, and 1-13 during that period he advanced from administrative intern to 1-14 administrative assistant, assistant city manager, and city manager; 1-15 and 1-16 WHEREAS, Judge Cleveland began working for Republic National 1-17 Bank in Dallas in 1968 but soon returned to the public sector, 1-18 serving as an executive director in the Dallas Area Criminal 1-19 Justice Council from 1971 to 1975 and as assistant city manager for 1-20 the City of Dallas from 1975 to 1982; he then had a five-year 1-21 period of self-employment before selling his company in 1988; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Elected Hood County judge in 1991, Judge Cleveland 1-23 served as presiding judge over the county criminal, civil, probate, 1-24 and juvenile courts, and his valuable work as a member of the 2-1 judicial system was recognized with a Certificate of Achievement 2-2 for excellence in finance reporting; and 2-3 WHEREAS, In addition to Judge Cleveland's membership in such 2-4 professional organizations as the Texas Association of Counties and 2-5 the County Judges' Association, he also actively participates in 2-6 the Granbury Lions Club, serves on the boards of the Lake Granbury 2-7 Chamber of Commerce and the Industrial Development Foundation, and 2-8 is a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Granbury; and 2-9 WHEREAS, This esteemed judge, a devoted husband and father of 2-10 two, will long be remembered as a creative problem solver who 2-11 inspires those around him, and his superb leadership and 2-12 communication skills have earned the respect of all those who had 2-13 the privilege of working with him; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-15 hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Don Cleveland for his many 2-16 years of outstanding public service and extend to him warmest best 2-17 wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to come; 2-18 and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-20 prepared for Judge Cleveland as an expression of highest regard by 2-21 the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.