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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Dallas lost an esteemed civic leader |
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with the passing of former Dallas Independent School Board |
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president Hollis Brashear on February 5, 2016, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1935, Hollis Brashear grew up in southern |
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Dallas during segregation; he spent summers as a boy picking cotton |
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to help support his family and worked as a janitor at Prairie View |
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A&M University while completing his bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering; subsequently, he completed a master's degree at |
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Oklahoma State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brashear was commissioned as a second |
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lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and commanded a |
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combat engineer company near the demilitarized zone in Korea; he |
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went on to serve in France and in the Vietnam War, earning many |
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decorations, among them two Bronze Stars; in 1979, he concluded a |
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distinguished military career that spanned 21 years and returned to |
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his hometown, where he served as director of the City of Dallas |
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Building Services Department; he also managed the Dallas office of |
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the Williams, Russell, and Johnson engineering firm and founded HNB |
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Consulting Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brashear won a seat on the Dallas ISD board in |
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1992 and became a strong voice for the educational needs of minority |
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children; he was twice elected president and provided calm |
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leadership during a contentious period; moreover, he was a mentor |
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and role model to other African American public officials; further |
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benefiting his community, he gave of his time and expertise to such |
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organizations as the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, The University |
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of Texas at Dallas development board, the Dallas County Appraisal |
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District board, and the Dallas Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha |
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Fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from the school board in 2006, |
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Mr. Brashear remained active in educational matters while serving |
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as the caregiver for his beloved wife, Minnie, who passed away in |
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2014; he was the devoted father of Enez Brashear and Teresa |
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Brashear-Briscoe; and |
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WHEREAS, Hollis Brashear made a meaningful difference in the |
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lives of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and he will be |
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remembered with admiration and affection by all who were fortunate |
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enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Hollis Brashear and |
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extend deepest sympathy to those who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Hollis |
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Brashear. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 356 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 8, 2017. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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