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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harker Heights Assistant City Manager Jerry Bark has |
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received the 2021 Dan Whitworth Fellow Award from the Texas |
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Recreation and Park Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1937, TRAPS works to advance the parks, |
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recreation, and leisure services profession through connection, |
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advocacy, resources, and education; each year, the organization |
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presents the Dan Whitworth Fellow Award, its highest honor, to an |
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individual who has demonstrated at least a decade of outstanding |
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service to the parks and recreation field; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to becoming the assistant city manager for |
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Harker Heights in 2018, Jerry Bark served as the first director of |
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the Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Department; during his |
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25-year tenure, the department grew from three small neighborhood |
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parks to two community facilities and more than 190 acres of |
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dedicated parkland; for many years, he was also the TRAPS |
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Legislative Committee Chair, and he played a vital role in |
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supporting legislation to secure funding for Texas parks through |
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sales tax revenues; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerry Bark has made significant contributions to |
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advancing the mission of the Texas Recreation and Park Society, and |
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he is truly deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jerry Bark on receiving the 2021 |
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Dan Whitworth Fellow Award from the Texas Recreation and Park |
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Society and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 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 Mr. Bark as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |