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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jim Threadgill is concluding his distinguished |
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service as a member of the Parker City Council at the end of May |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2006, Jim Threadgill's dedicated leadership |
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has greatly benefited Parker residents; he has served as mayor pro |
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tempore for four years and he has chaired the city engineer |
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selection committee; in addition, he has served on the city |
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finance/investment and personnel committees, and he has been the |
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council liaison for major city projects, including the Public |
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Safety Building construction, the remodeling of the police |
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department, the water tower construction, and the McCreary Road |
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right-of-way acquisition; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Threadgill moved to Parker in 1988 and has |
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demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the well-being of his |
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community; a former planning and zoning commission member and |
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chair, he serves as president of the Parker Cultural Education |
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Facilities Finance Corporation, and he has chaired the Parker |
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volunteer firefighter recruitment committee; moreover, he has |
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worked on several Parker Preserve projects, among them a major |
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clean-up effort, and he has worked with Eagle Scouts on city |
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projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Paris, Texas, Mr. Threadgill graduated from |
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Pine Tree High School and attended Kilgore Junior College and |
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Southern Methodist University; he was employed by Geotech before |
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embarking on a career with Raytheon that spanned 32 years before his |
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retirement in 1998; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Threadgill enjoys the |
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support and encouragement of his wife, Peggy, and of his two sons |
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and four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Threadgill has rendered outstanding public |
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service as a city council member, and his contributions have made |
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Parker an even better place in which to live, work, and raise a |
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family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jim Threadgill for his service as a |
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member of the Parker City Council and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Threadgill as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Laubenberg |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1272 was adopted by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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