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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Charles England is retiring as mayor |
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of Grand Prairie in May 2013, drawing to a close an exemplary career |
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in public service; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected in 1992, Mayor England worked to |
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promote economic development and to enhance the quality of life in |
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Grand Prairie during a period of significant growth for the city, |
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with its population nearly doubling over the course of his tenure; |
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under his leadership, numerous projects have come to fruition, |
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including the addition of a Class I thoroughbred horse racetrack, |
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the Verizon Theatre, the QuickTrip minor league baseball park, and |
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a veterans' memorial, as well as the revitalization of the Uptown |
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Theater downtown; Mayor England has also overseen a number of park, |
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road, and infrastructure improvements, and he has been a strong |
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supporter of the city's fire and police departments; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Venus, Charlie England has lived in |
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Grand Prairie for more than six decades; he graduated from Grand |
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Prairie High School in 1957 and earned a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from the University of North Texas; an |
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insurance agent and a longtime volunteer firefighter, Mr. England |
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began his political career when he was elected to the Grand Prairie |
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School Board in 1973 and subsequently served as its president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor England has further served the community as |
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president of the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development |
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Corporation, as a charter board member of the Lone Star Park |
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Charitable Foundation for Grand Prairie, and as a member of the |
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North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation |
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Council and the local YMCA board of directors; for his many civic |
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efforts, he was named the 1993 citizen of the year by the chamber of |
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commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. England has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife and high school sweetheart, the former |
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Janice Waggoner, and he takes great pride in their three children, |
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Rhonda, Kirk, and Lori, and their six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Charlie England has proven himself a leader of great |
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vision and ability, and his contributions to the Grand Prairie |
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community will resonate for years to 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 congratulate the Honorable Charles England on |
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the occasion of his retirement as mayor of Grand Prairie and commend |
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him for his 21 years of dedicated service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor England as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Stickland |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2566 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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