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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of former |
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Dallas City Council member Donald W. Hill, who passed away on May |
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13, 2017, at the age of 65; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Wooldridge and Mary Hill, Don Hill was |
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born in Austin in 1951; he completed his bachelor's degree in |
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history at Lamar University and went on to graduate magna cum laude |
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from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law; |
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in 1978, he joined the U.S. Department of Labor in Dallas, and he |
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later entered private practice, specializing in civil litigation |
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and employment law; his achievements included a 1993 discrimination |
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lawsuit against the City of Dallas that led to the promotion of 17 |
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African American detectives; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill first won a seat on the city council in |
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1999; re-elected three times, he served as mayor pro tem; he worked |
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to facilitate commercial development in Victory Park, to bring a |
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University of North Texas campus to Dallas, and to ensure that |
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minority vendors were considered for city contracts; he also served |
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as a member of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System Board, and |
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he shared his expertise with many committees, including the |
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Finance, Audit, and Accountability Committee, the Economic |
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Development and Housing Committee, and the Transportation and |
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Environmental Committee; moreover, he served the National League of |
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Cities as a member of the Community and Economic Development Policy |
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Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Hill was recognized by numerous |
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organizations; he was named Community Man of the Year for 2000, and |
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he received the Celebration of African American Men Award and the |
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Mutual Assistance Association for the Ethiopian Community |
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Certificate of Recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Affable and outgoing, Don Hill will be deeply missed |
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by his family and many friends, but he will forever hold a special |
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place in their hearts; 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 memory of the Honorable |
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Donald W. Hill and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, |
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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 Don Hill. |