R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, J. D. Hall is retiring from his position with the 1-2 Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) board of trustees, 1-3 bringing to a close a highly productive 21-year tenure with that 1-4 body; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Elected to the DCCCD board of trustees in May 1978, 1-6 this outstanding individual has provided visionary leadership 1-7 throughout his more than two decades of exemplary service, which 1-8 includes holding the position of vice chairman since 1988; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Hall is a native of Marshall and attained his 1-10 bachelor's degree at Bishop College; he continued his higher 1-11 education at Texas Southern University, where he earned his 1-12 master's degree in education, and he was also awarded an honorary 1-13 doctorate in law from Paul Quinn College; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Active in the field of education in the Dallas area 1-15 for more than 40 years, Mr. Hall was a valued employee of Lancaster 1-16 public schools, where he served as teacher, principal, and 1-17 administrative assistant to the superintendent; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Also active in the Dallas-area business community, 1-19 he is owner and president of Decorative Interiors and vice 1-20 president of D. & B. Construction Company; and 1-21 WHEREAS, He has devoted much time and energy to a number of 1-22 professional and community organizations, including the Red Cross, 1-23 Texas State Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity for 1-24 Men, Knights of Pythias Lodge, Good Street Baptist Church, Dallas 2-1 Urban League, Black Dallas Remembered, Oak Cliff Chamber of 2-2 Commerce, YMCA, Lords of the Top Ladies of Distinction, and others 2-3 too numerous to mention; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Among the many well-deserved awards and accolades 2-5 Mr. Hall has received are the Whitney Award from the Dallas Urban 2-6 League, Man of the Year Award for 1998 from Elite News, Paragon 2-7 Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, 2-8 and Bishop College Appreciation Award for Sincere Service and 2-9 Devotion; he is also an inductee of the Marshall Hall of Fame and 2-10 was selected as an African American hero by KKDA and Coca-Cola; and 2-11 WHEREAS, In recognition of his many years of dedicated 2-12 service, the DCCCD board of trustees presented him with a lifetime 2-13 membership in the Association of Community College Trustees; and 2-14 WHEREAS, For more than two decades, J. D. Hall has worked to 2-15 foster educational excellence at DCCCD as a member of the board of 2-16 trustees, and as he looks back on his service he can indeed take 2-17 tremendous satisfaction in his many accomplishments; now, 2-18 therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-20 Legislature hereby congratulate J. D. Hall on his retirement from 2-21 the Dallas County Community College District board of trustees and 2-22 extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it 2-23 further 2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-25 prepared for Mr. Hall as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-26 House of Representatives. Davis of Dallas _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 795 was adopted by the House on May 8, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House