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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Garland have greatly benefited from the |
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leadership of Rick Williams, who has served as a city council member |
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for three terms; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the city council in 2007, Mr. Williams |
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was chosen the following year to serve as mayor pro tempore; during |
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his six years on the council, he has chaired the audit committee and |
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represented Garland in the Emergency Preparedness Department of the |
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North Central Texas Council of Governments; and |
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WHEREAS, In addressing the issues that face his city, Mr. |
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Williams has drawn on experience gained from extensive involvement |
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in the community; he has served on a number of municipal bodies, |
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including the Garland Parks and Recreation and Utility Advisory |
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Boards, as well as held the offices of president, vice president, |
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treasurer, and code chair of the Camelot Neighborhood Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Austin, Mr. Williams attended Texas A&M |
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University, where he studied finance, lettered on the tennis team |
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for three years, and belonged to the Corps of Cadets; after |
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graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United |
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States Army; during his three years in the military, he served as a |
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helicopter pilot and also as a gunship platoon leader in Vietnam; he |
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is a recipient of the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Air |
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Medal with "V" device, for valor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Williams was employed for 35 years at the Dallas |
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Regional Office of the Social Security Administration; along the |
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way, he earned a master's degree in management and administrative |
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science from The University of Texas at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Seeking to develop his knowledge of plants and |
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flowers, Mr. Williams took night classes at Richland College for |
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five years and ultimately received an associate's degree in |
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ornamental horticulture; certified by the Texas Nursery and |
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Landscape Association, he volunteers at the Dallas Arboretum and |
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serves as a call screener for Neil Sperry's Texas Gardening, a local |
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radio show; he has also created and maintained a community garden on |
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a vacant Garland lot; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick Williams and his wife of 41 years, Janet |
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Williams, take great pride in their two sons, Damon and Jeremy, and |
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they have delighted in welcoming into their family a grandson, |
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Ryan; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly dedicated public servant, Rick Williams has |
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helped to make Garland an even better place in which to live and |
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work, and it is a pleasure to recognize this esteemed Texan for his |
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outstanding commitment to his community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Rick Williams for his service on the |
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Garland City Council 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. Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |