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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eli Davis of Dallas has been named an Outstanding |
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Community Leader of House District 111 by the Texas Legislative |
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Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, A retired educator, Mr. Davis has volunteered his |
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time in service to the greater good over the course of several |
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decades; born in Terrell, he grew up in Dallas and Fort Worth and |
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earned his bachelor's degree at Mary Allen College in Crockett; he |
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went on to receive a master's degree in education with an emphasis |
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on administration and supervision from Prairie View A&M University; |
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he was a member of the United States Army as well as the reserves, |
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retiring as a master sergeant after 27 years of exemplary service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Davis worked for the Dallas Independent School |
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District for more than three decades; over the course of his career, |
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he served as a high school mathematics and science teacher, as an |
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assistant principal at several campuses, and as the principal of |
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the B. F. Darrell Elementary School, his alma mater; he has been a |
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member of a long list of professional educational organizations |
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that includes the Classroom Teachers of Dallas, the Texas State |
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Teachers Association, the National Education Association, the |
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National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Texas |
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Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association; retiring in |
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1990, he went on to work as an assistant to Texas State |
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Representative Jesse W. Jones for 14 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In his volunteer work, Mr. Davis has lent his |
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leadership skills to numerous organizations, including the Boy |
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Scouts, which he served as a scoutmaster, and the PTA, the Dunbar |
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Social and Charity Club, and the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, |
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all of which he served as president; in addition, he has been a |
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delegate to four Democratic National Conventions and was a member |
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of the National Democratic Platform Committee in 2000; other |
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organizations to benefit from his membership include the NAACP, the |
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Dallas Area Agency on Aging, the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, and |
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the Greater New Zion Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir and Male |
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Chorus; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to the many awards he has received from |
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his church, employer, and political party, Mr. Davis was |
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commissioned by the governor of the State of Texas as an Honorary |
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Texas Ranger and as a special assistant to the governor; and |
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WHEREAS, Eli Davis has demonstrated a lasting commitment to |
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his fellow citizens, and his contributions have improved the |
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quality of life in his community in countless ways; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Eli Davis on his selection as an |
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Outstanding Community Leader of House District 111 by the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 651 was adopted by the House on February |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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