Bill Text: TX HR1739 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Donald J. Baker on his retirement from the Woodway City Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1739 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1739-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1739 |
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WHEREAS, Donald J. Baker is retiring from the Woodway City | ||
Council in May 2019, drawing to a close a notable career in public | ||
service that has spanned nearly three decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of the council since 1991, Mr. Baker was | ||
first chosen as the city's mayor by his fellow council members in | ||
1994; he held the position until 2010 and again from 2011 to 2018, | ||
making him the longest-serving mayor in Woodway's history; during | ||
his exemplary 22-year tenure in that post, he dedicated himself to | ||
preserving the city's unique character, resisting development that | ||
would adversely affect its pleasant residential neighborhoods; he | ||
was also instrumental in the successful effort to build the Highway | ||
84 overpasses, and he has been a strong advocate for the city's | ||
employees, supporting changes to compensation and benefits to help | ||
retain Woodway's workforce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Baker was born in Austin and moved to Waco as a | ||
child; after graduating from Waco High School in 1958, he earned a | ||
bachelor's degree in accounting and a law degree from Baylor | ||
University and an additional law degree from the New York | ||
University Graduate Law School; he maintained a successful legal | ||
practice for many years with his partners, Thomas Hancock and Brian | ||
Pollard, before retiring in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, | ||
Mr. Baker has further contributed to his community through his | ||
support of Little League and Texas Teen-Age Baseball, the Boy | ||
Scouts of America, Downtown Waco, Goodwill, and Ducks Unlimited; he | ||
is also a member of the congregation at First Woodway Baptist | ||
Church; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his | ||
wife, Charlie, with whom he has shared 53 years of marriage, and he | ||
takes great pride in his two children and three grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Don Baker's integrity and leadership have greatly | ||
benefited the citizens of Woodway and earned him the respect and | ||
admiration of his fellow council members, and he may indeed reflect | ||
with pride on his remarkable record of public service; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Donald J. Baker on his retirement | ||
from the Woodway City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Baker as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1739 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||