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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of The Colony are mourning the loss of |
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former mayor John Curtis Dillard II, who passed away on |
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September 20, 2023, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of John and Alice Dillard, John Dillard was |
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born on August 30, 1948, and grew up in Bessemer, Alabama; while |
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completing his bachelor's degree in business at Amberton |
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University, he enlisted in the National Guard; he served |
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principally in the 49th Armored Division of the Texas Army National |
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Guard; over the course of 25 years in the military, he graduated |
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from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and U.S. Army |
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Armor School, and he retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army |
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Reserve; his civilian career spanned more than 40 years in the |
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commercial building products field, and he won many professional |
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awards before his retirement as a district manager with Siplast in |
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2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard was highly engaged in civic life for |
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nearly four decades; after serving on The Colony City Council from |
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1992 to 2002, he went on to serve two terms as mayor; he shared his |
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expertise with the board of the Denton County Transportation |
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Authority and Denton County Building and Maintenance Committee, |
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among other such organizations, and he was a founding member of The |
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Colony Economic Development Corporation, the Windhaven Peninsula |
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Development Committee, and the HWY 121 Task Force; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the Denton County Republican Party since |
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1986, Mr. Dillard served in numerous capacities, including senate |
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district committee member, state delegate, and county chair; he |
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regularly served as an election judge or clerk, and he was a |
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founding member of the Denton County Conservative Coalition; he was |
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also a longtime member of the Legacy Republican Club; in 2016, he |
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was elected as the presidential elector for Congressional District |
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26; moreover, he was an Eagle Scout and a lifetime member of the |
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National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association; |
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sharing his skill, he served as a 4-H shooting sports instructor; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard was a man of strong faith and served in |
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leadership roles at several churches; the devoted husband of Nancy |
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Dillard, he took great pride in their children, Ashley, Elizabeth, |
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and Steven, and three treasured granddaughters, Caroline, |
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Penelope, and Eva; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his service to his community and his |
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country, John Dillard set an inspiring example for all, and he will |
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be remembered with great admiration by all who were privileged to |
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know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of John Curtis |
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Dillard II and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of John Dillard. |