1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 29 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing Dan Eddy for his outstanding service as the 1998 1-4 chairman of the board for Best Southwest Partnership; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Dan Eddy has served as the director of External 1-6 Affairs for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for Southwest 1-7 and Southeast Dallas County for the past 31 years; and 1-8 WHEREAS, A 1990 graduate of Leadership Southwest, Dan Eddy 1-9 has been a Duncanville citizen for 23 years and is a well-known 1-10 leader in his community; he was the 1994 Duncanville Man of 1-11 the Year and was presented with the Zens Award in 1993 by the 1-12 Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Active in numerous civic organizations, he was 1-14 formerly chairman of the board of Leadership Southwest and of the 1-15 Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce; he served on the board for the 1-16 Quality of Life Foundation and the Senior Citizens of Greater 1-17 Dallas; he was also honorary chairman for the Best Southwest 1-18 American Heart Gala and has served on the Duncanville Civil 1-19 Service Commission; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Mr. Eddy's work in the field of education includes 1-21 serving as the co-founder and chairman for the Best Southwest 1-22 Scholar's Program, serving as president of the board of trustees 1-23 of the Duncanville Independent School District, and serving on 1-24 the Law Enforcement Advisory Board for Cedar Valley College; and 2-1 WHEREAS, As chairman of the board for Best Southwest 2-2 Partnership, Mr. Eddy brought a wealth of experience to his 2-3 position, and his expertise and skill as a leader proved to 2-4 be invaluable to the organization; and 2-5 WHEREAS, An exemplary and distinguished gentleman, Dan Eddy 2-6 is respected and beloved by his colleagues for his hard work and 2-7 his dedication to helping his fellowman and his community; now, 2-8 therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 76th Legislature, hereby commend Dan Eddy on his many 2-11 achievements and on his contributions to Best Southwest 2-12 Partnership; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-14 Dan Eddy as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-15 West 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on January 19, 1999. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate