H.R. No. 504



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dale and Stella Schenk of Dallas have demonstrated 
great generosity, foresight, and civic leadership with their  
support of the efforts of the Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI) to 
create economic development and enhance law enforcement within the 
lower Ferguson Road corridor; and
	WHEREAS, Distressed by crime, gang activity, urban blight, 
retail abandonment, poor school performance, and diminishing 
property values, area leaders united in October 1995 in hopes of 
bringing the entire community together to create a shared vision 
and a proactive plan to revitalize the area; the mission of the FRI 
is to transform the Ferguson Road corridor into a safe, attractive, 
and prosperous community; and
	WHEREAS, Active members of the FRI Weed and Seed Steering 
Committee since 1999, Dale and Stella Schenk purchased and 
rehabilitated the old Cambridge Square Shopping Center on Ferguson 
Road and restored the building to its original capacity; and
	WHEREAS, The Schenks have also generously donated office 
space to the FRI Police Kiosk, where the FRI Crime Prevention 
Specialist, Inter Active Community Policing unit, and Dallas Police 
Department bike patrols are housed; moreover, they have provided 
meeting space for the FRI Public Safety Task Force, thereby 
supporting crime prevention initiatives that have subsequently 
reduced crime and benefited the FRI community; and
	WHEREAS, Dale and Stella Schenk have played an important role 
in the revitalization of the Ferguson Road corridor, and their 
continuing efforts will undoubtedly produce results of lasting 
benefit to area Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize Dale and Stella Schenk for their 
ongoing support of the Ferguson Road Initiative and commend them as 
exemplary community leaders; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Schenk as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                           Hodge

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 504 was adopted by the House on March 
23, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House