Bill Text: TX HR2625 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Jim Richardson on his retirement as headmaster of Dallas Academy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2625 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2625-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2625 |
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WHEREAS, Jim Richardson will be retiring on August 1, 2017, | ||
after 34 years of service as headmaster of Dallas Academy, and this | ||
provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on his long and | ||
distinguished tenure at the helm of that institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Richardson was appointed as the sixth | ||
headmaster of Dallas Academy, bringing to the campus a vision for | ||
growth and a genuine commitment to promoting educational excellence | ||
for students with learning differences; under his leadership, the | ||
school quickly established an athletic program and began offering a | ||
variety of student extracurricular activities, and its enrollment | ||
steadily grew, surpassing 100 in 1992; and | ||
WHEREAS, The increased number of students required expanded | ||
facilities, and Mr. Richardson's leadership was key to the many | ||
changes that took place at the school in the late 1990s and early | ||
2000s; a gymnasium was added in 1997, and after additional land was | ||
purchased and the academy merged with the Lattner School, a | ||
beautiful new addition was dedicated in 2008 that included a | ||
library, cafeteria, and multiple learning labs; today, the campus | ||
accommodates a student body that numbers approximately 200; and | ||
WHEREAS, While guiding the development of Dallas Academy, | ||
Mr. Richardson has had the joy of watching its students, many of | ||
whom had struggled in public schools, gain newfound confidence and | ||
achieve success in their course work and activities; during his | ||
tenure, the academy's football team won its first state title, its | ||
yearbook, The Legend, received national recognition, and | ||
performing arts students staged the first annual holiday musical; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Wichita Falls, Jim Richardson was | ||
inspired to pursue his calling after witnessing the compassion and | ||
commitment of his mother, who taught students with special needs; | ||
he worked as a teacher and administrator at Skyline High School from | ||
1975 to 1983 before being recruited as headmaster of Dallas | ||
Academy; retirement will afford him the opportunity to spend more | ||
time with his treasured family, which includes his wife, Meg, his | ||
daughter, Meghan, his son-in-law, Ken, and his three grandsons; and | ||
WHEREAS, Revered for his passion and enthusiasm, Jim | ||
Richardson has made a transformative impact through his work as | ||
headmaster that will shape the future of Dallas Academy for years to | ||
come, and he departs from his post with the admiration of his | ||
colleagues and the gratitude of countless students and families; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Jim Richardson on his retirement as | ||
headmaster of Dallas Academy and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Richardson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Bohac | ||
Villalba | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2625 was adopted by the House on May | ||
28, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||