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H.R. No. 70
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Norman Moorehead is retiring as executive director
of the Dallas Area Agency on Aging, drawing to a close an
outstanding 32-year tenure with the agency; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Butler College in Tyler, Mr. Moorehead
went on to earn a master's degree in education from Texas Southern
University, a second master's degree in education from North Texas
State University, and a master's degree in public health from The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moorehead served with the Laneville Independent
School District as a high school principal and assistant
superintendent before accepting a position as a health program
specialist with the Texas Department of Health; in that capacity,
he helped to coordinate a comprehensive network of health services
for 36 counties in Northeast Texas; and
WHEREAS, Since joining the Dallas Area Agency on Aging in
1972, Mr. Moorehead has been instrumental in the development of
numerous important services for the elderly residents of Dallas
County; his leadership has enabled the establishment of the first
Aging Information Office in the county as well as 31 Senior Centers
and the Family Caregiver Support Program; he has also contributed
to special population programs, such as La Voz del Anciano, the
Richard Hsu Activity Center, the Deaf Action Center, and the Dallas
Lighthouse; moreover, Mr. Moorehead has shared his expertise with
others through his involvement in myriad professional
associations; and
WHEREAS, Norman Moorehead has served the Dallas Area Agency
on Aging with integrity and dedication for more than three decades,
earning the lasting respect of all who have been privileged to work
with him, and it is a pleasure to recognize his exemplary career as
he embarks on this exciting new chapter in his life; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Norman Moorehead on his retirement
from the Dallas Area Agency on Aging and extend to him sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Moorehead as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Jones of Dallas
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on January
25, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House