Bill Text: TX HR283 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Rick Williams for his service on the Garland City Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR283-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 283 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Garland have greatly benefited from the | ||
| leadership of Rick Williams, who has served as a city council member | ||
| for three terms; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Elected to the city council in 2007, Mr. Williams | ||
| was chosen the following year to serve as mayor pro tempore; during | ||
| his six years on the council, he has chaired the audit committee and | ||
| represented Garland in the Emergency Preparedness Department of the | ||
| North Central Texas Council of Governments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addressing the issues that face his city, Mr. | ||
| Williams has drawn on experience gained from extensive involvement | ||
| in the community; he has served on a number of municipal bodies, | ||
| including the Garland Parks and Recreation and Utility Advisory | ||
| Boards, as well as held the offices of president, vice president, | ||
| treasurer, and code chair of the Camelot Neighborhood Association; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Austin, Mr. Williams attended Texas A&M | ||
| University, where he studied finance, lettered on the tennis team | ||
| for three years, and belonged to the Corps of Cadets; after | ||
| graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United | ||
| States Army; during his three years in the military, he served as a | ||
| helicopter pilot and also as a gunship platoon leader in Vietnam; he | ||
| is a recipient of the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Air | ||
| Medal with "V" device, for valor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams was employed for 35 years at the Dallas | ||
| Regional Office of the Social Security Administration; along the | ||
| way, he earned a master's degree in management and administrative | ||
| science from The University of Texas at Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Seeking to develop his knowledge of plants and | ||
| flowers, Mr. Williams took night classes at Richland College for | ||
| five years and ultimately received an associate's degree in | ||
| ornamental horticulture; certified by the Texas Nursery and | ||
| Landscape Association, he volunteers at the Dallas Arboretum and | ||
| serves as a call screener for Neil Sperry's Texas Gardening, a local | ||
| radio show; he has also created and maintained a community garden on | ||
| a vacant Garland lot; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rick Williams and his wife of 41 years, Janet | ||
| Williams, take great pride in their two sons, Damon and Jeremy, and | ||
| they have delighted in welcoming into their family a grandson, | ||
| Ryan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A highly dedicated public servant, Rick Williams has | ||
| helped to make Garland an even better place in which to live and | ||
| work, and it is a pleasure to recognize this esteemed Texan for his | ||
| outstanding commitment to his community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Rick Williams for his service on the | ||
| Garland 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. Williams as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Button | ||
| Burkett | ||
| Sheets | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 283 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
