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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David Richter has been inducted into the Corpus |
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Christi Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of South Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A worldwide, nonprofit organization, Junior |
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Achievement is committed to educating young people about free |
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enterprise and entrepreneurship and fostering financial literacy; |
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the organization's Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame recognizes |
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local individuals who have achieved excellence in their field and |
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who have demonstrated vision and innovation, inspiring leadership, |
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and community mindedness; and |
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WHEREAS, David Richter is the president of Richter |
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Architects, an award-winning architectural design and planning |
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firm that he co-owns with his wife, Elizabeth Chu Richter; he has |
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made his mark in his community with his innovative yet functional |
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designs for numerous projects, including the Corpus Christi YWCA, |
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the Del Mar College Fine Arts Center, the Water Street Market, St. |
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Mark's Episcopal Church, and the addition to the Greenwood Branch |
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of the Corpus Christi Public Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mr. Richter moved to |
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the Corpus Christi area with his family while he was in elementary |
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school; he graduated magna cum laude from The University of Texas |
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with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1974, and in 1995 he was |
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elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, |
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one of the highest honors that the organization can bestow on a |
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member; a past president of the Texas Society of Architects, he is |
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certified as a green builder through the Leadership in Energy and |
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Environmental Design program with the U.S. Green Building Council; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through his exceptional creativity and dedication |
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to meeting his clients' needs, David Richter has made a significant |
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contribution to his community, and he is indeed worthy of this |
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prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate David Richter |
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on his induction into the Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Richter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Torres |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 36 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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