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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, R. Douglas Leonhard has served with distinction as a |
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trustee on the San Antonio Water System Board for eight years; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the board in 2001, Doug Leonhard has |
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overseen numerous successful efforts, including the construction |
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and implementation of the second-largest Aquifer Storage and |
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Recover project in the nation, the construction of $1 billion worth |
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of water and sewer infrastructure, and the refinement of the Water |
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Management Plan to meet the city's water supply needs; moreover, |
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the water system added more than 70,000 acre-feet of water rights |
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from Edwards Aquifer, Trinity Aquifer, and Canyon Lake and saw its |
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bond ratings improve; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Leonhard is no newcomer to civic leadership, |
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having served as chair of the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, |
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chair of the Advisory Committee of the San Antonio Convention and |
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Visitor's Bureau, and president of the Real Estate Council of San |
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Antonio; he further distinguished himself as a seven-year member of |
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the Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees, which he |
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served as president; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to a long career with Exxon Company USA, |
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Mr. Leonhard served as a senior executive with The Woodlands |
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Corporation and with the Mission Viejo Corporation; he retired from |
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the La Cantera Development Company, where he was a senior vice |
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president and the original developer of the La Cantera project in |
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northwest San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Leonhard is a native of New Jersey and a graduate |
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of Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University; he and |
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his wife, Patricia, are the parents of 3 children, and their family |
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has grown to include 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to his fellow citizens, Doug Leonhard has |
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helped to further the mission of the San Antonio Water System, and |
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his outstanding contributions indeed merit special recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor R. Douglas Leonhard for his dedicated |
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service as a trustee of the San Antonio Water System Board; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Leonhard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |