79R3964 MW-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 152



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 75th birthday of a notable Texan is truly cause 
for celebration, and it is indeed appropriate to recognize Eli 
Davis of Dallas, who commemorated this joyous occasion on October 
12, 2004; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Davis graduated from Fort Worth's I. M. Terrell 
High School and received his bachelor of science degree from Mary 
Allen College and his master of education degree from Prairie View 
A&M University; a veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. 
Army and Army Reserves for 27 years before his honorable discharge 
as a master sergeant; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Davis went on to give 33 years of sterling 
service to the Dallas ISD; during his tenure, he was a mathematics 
and science teacher, an assistant principal at the  elementary, 
junior high, and high school levels, and a principal at the 
elementary school he once attended; and
	WHEREAS, During his years as an in-service classroom teacher 
and administrator, he participated in numerous educational 
organizations, ranging from the Classroom Teachers of Dallas, the 
Texas State Teachers Association, and the National Education 
Association to the Dallas School Administrators Association, the 
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the 
Texas Elementary Principal and Supervisors Association; in 
addition, Mr. Davis was one of the original members of the Dallas 
ISD Communication Committee, which was established to address 
employee grievances; and
	WHEREAS, This caring gentleman has spent his life in service 
to his fellow citizens, and his innumerable contributions include 
his leadership with the PTA, Boy Scouts of America, the Omicron 
Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Greater New Zion Baptist Church, the Mary 
Allen College National Alumni Association, the Dallas Civil Service 
Board, and the Dallas Health and Human Services Commission; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Davis has also played an active role in 
political affairs; his efforts in this regard have included service 
as a 23rd Senatorial State Democratic Executive Committeeman, a 
delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and the chair of a 
delegation to the Texas Democratic Convention; moreover, he 
continues to make significant contributions to the betterment of 
this state as a valued staff member for Texas House District 110; 
and
	WHEREAS, The deserving recipient of numerous honors through 
the years, Mr. Davis was commissioned an Honorary Texas Ranger and 
made a special assistant to the governor; he may also list among his 
accolades a special service award from the Texas Coalition of Black 
Democrats, a Boy Scouts of America Merit Award, the Distinguished 
Leadership Award from the Dallas ISD, and a life membership in the 
Texas PTA; and
	WHEREAS, Demonstrating the highest ideals of public service, 
Eli Davis has long given back to his community and state, and the 
example that he sets for all who know him is truly commendable; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Eli Davis on his 75th birthday and 
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.