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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of College Station lost an accomplished |
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public servant with the passing of city manager H. Frank Simpson on |
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April 27, 2013, at the age of 49; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University, Mr. Simpson |
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earned his bachelor's degree in political science and his master's |
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degree in public administration; he began his outstanding career in |
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municipal government with the City of College Station, where he |
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worked in public utilities and various administrative capacities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Simpson went on to serve for a year as assistant |
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city manager in La Marque before accepting a city manager position |
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in Center in 1995; after six years there and several years as city |
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manager of Webster, he joined the Missouri City staff in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Following an exemplary seven-year tenure, |
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Mr. Simpson returned to College Station to oversee public works, |
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water services, and the electric utility in his role as deputy city |
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manager; shortly thereafter he became interim city manager and |
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served for two months before being unanimously approved by the city |
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council as city manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Simpson was highly respected for his expertise |
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in his field, and his notable record of achievement led Governor |
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Rick Perry to appoint him to the board of the Texas Municipal |
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Retirement System; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and to his fellow |
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citizens, Frank Simpson made a meaningful difference in the lives |
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of many people, and his exceptional contributions to the |
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communities he served will continue to resonate in the years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of H. Frank Simpson and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Kelly, to his three children, |
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and to all those who mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of H. Frank |
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Simpson. |