H.R. No. 768
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Richard Daly is retiring as executive director of
the Texas Catholic Conference on June 30, 2006, drawing to a close
more than 30 years of service to that organization; and
WHEREAS, Initially hired by the TCC in 1974 as its education
director, Brother Daly was promoted to associate director four
years later, and in 1979 he assumed his current position as
executive director; and
WHEREAS, The TCC is the association of the state's 15 Roman
Catholic dioceses, and in his role as its director, Brother Daly has
been responsible for overseeing cooperation and collaboration
between the dioceses as well as for representing the TCC before the
Texas Legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress, and various
state agencies in relevant public policy issues; and
WHEREAS, Under his supervision, the TCC administers numerous
education programs, the annual General Assembly, the Catholic
Archives of Texas, the state's Catholic school accreditations, and
the coordination of 20 departments within the conference; and
WHEREAS, A member of the South-West Province of the
Congregation of Holy Cross and a 1961 graduate of St. Edward's
University, Brother Daly spent 12 years as an educator, including
eight years in Wichita Falls as a high school teacher and principal;
in 1972, he returned to his alma mater to work as assistant to the
president and director of university relations; following two years
with St. Edward's, he was hired by the TCC; and
WHEREAS, He has continued his affiliation with St. Edward's
by serving as a trustee and as an occasional adjunct instructor in
history and political science; a member of the National Association
of State Catholic Conference Directors, which he has served as
president, Brother Daly also shares his expertise as a trustee of
the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, a board member of the
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, and a counselor for
the Provincial Council of the South-West Province; and
WHEREAS, The Catholic Conference of Texas is addressing
issues of vital importance not only to the state's growing Catholic
population but also to all Texans, and for the past three decades,
Brother Daly has indeed served his organization and the state well;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Brother Richard
Daly on his outstanding service as executive director of the Texas
Catholic Conference and extend to him sincere best wishes for
happiness and success in all his future endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Brother Daly as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Olivo
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 768 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House