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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Richardson have greatly benefited |
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from the dedicated leadership of Bob Macy, who has served his |
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community as a member of the city council since 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure in municipal government, Mr. Macy |
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has helped to ably guide the city with an eye to the future, and his |
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knowledge and expertise in a wide range of community issues have |
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earned him the respect of many people along the way; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Army, Bob Macy graduated from |
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Officer Candidate School and served his country in the Korean War; |
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he went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Ohio State University |
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and his master's degree from Southern Methodist University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Macy's career in mechanical engineering has |
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included employment with General Dynamics, where he served in the |
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flight control design and operations research groups, and with the |
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Sun Oil Company Production Research Laboratory; and |
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WHEREAS, Since his retirement, he has dedicated more than |
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6,000 hours to his community, serving on the Methodist Richardson |
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Medical Center Foundation Board and as a chaplain at that facility; |
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in addition, he has shared his time with the local police department |
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and cofounded the Stephen Ministry caregiving program at the First |
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United Methodist Church, where he has been a member for 40 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts |
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of Bob Macy are helping to make Richardson an even better place in |
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which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Richardson City Council member Bob Macy |
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for his committed public service and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Macy as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |