H.R. No. 165
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, J. Allen Clemson of Arlington is retiring from his
  position as administrator of the Dallas County Commissioners Court
  on January 31, 2009, concluding a distinguished career in public
  service that has spanned nearly 35 years; and
         WHEREAS, Allen Clemson joined the Dallas County
  Commissioners Court in October 1985, and as its chief of staff, he
  served as the highest ranking nonelected administrative officer in
  Dallas County; his tenure included a number of notable
  accomplishments, including the development and implementation of a
  salary classification plan and performance appraisal system, as
  well as the implementation of a deferred compensation plan; and
         WHEREAS, Before joining the commissioners court, Mr. Clemson
  served Dallas County as director of personnel and civil service
  from 1979 to 1985, and brought to that position experience gained in
  more than five years of service as assistant director of personnel
  and civil service for Tarrant County; and
         WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Clemson more time to
  spend with his wife, Mollie, and his daughters, Cara and Lindsey, as
  well as to indulge in his favorite leisure activity, golf; and
         WHEREAS, Allen Clemson has served his fellow residents with
  dedication, earning the lasting respect of those who have been
  privileged to work with him, and it is a pleasure to honor him for
  his service as he embarks on the next chapter of his life; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend J. Allen Clemson on his outstanding
  tenure with the Dallas County Commissioners Court and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for a rewarding retirement; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Clemson as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Jackson
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 165 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House