Bill Text: TX HR309 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Robert and Linda Adam of the Cy-Fair community for their exceptional leadership and service in behalf of public education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-13 - Reported enrolled [HR309 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR309-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 309 |
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WHEREAS, Robert and Linda Adam have given generously of their | ||
time and resources to promote excellence in education in the | ||
Cypress-Fairbanks community, and the outstanding contributions of | ||
this esteemed couple indeed merit special recognition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Adam is a lifelong resident of the area and a | ||
product of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, | ||
where he played football and graduated from Cy-Fair High School; he | ||
went on to attend Baylor University before establishing his law | ||
practice; while a student at Baylor, he met his future wife, Linda, | ||
with whom he has shared 57 years of marriage and raised three | ||
daughters; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Adam's commitment to education is inspired in | ||
part by his father, B. F. Adam, who served on the Cy-Fair ISD Board | ||
of Trustees and had an elementary school named in his honor in 1972; | ||
continuing that legacy, the younger Mr. Adam has been an active | ||
member of the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation for 48 years, and at | ||
its Diamond Jubilee in 2014, he was recognized as the | ||
longest-serving trustee of the foundation and a key fund-raiser for | ||
the B. F. Adam Golf Classic; he has also sat on numerous boards for | ||
the Lone Star College System, the Richard Wallrath Educational | ||
Foundation, and Cy-Fair Hospital, to name but a few organizations, | ||
and has dedicated countless hours to such community groups as the | ||
Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce and Cy-Fair ISD; recently, he | ||
was presented with the Chairman's Award by the chamber; and | ||
WHEREAS, Likewise an advocate for education, Mrs. Adam | ||
taught at Spring Branch ISD before resuming her career at Cy-Fair | ||
ISD, where she continued to volunteer after retiring from work to | ||
devote more time to her grandchildren; over the years, she has made | ||
a difference in the lives of countless students, and she has | ||
partnered with her husband to help coordinate volunteers for the | ||
B. F. Adam Golf Classic and to establish endowments totaling more | ||
than $1.1 million in scholarships for graduating Cy-Fair ISD | ||
seniors; in addition to their many civic endeavors, the couple have | ||
been valued congregants of several area Baptist churches; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob and Linda Adam's combined volunteer and | ||
philanthropic efforts have strengthened their community and helped | ||
make it an even better place in which to raise a family, and they | ||
have created a legacy that will benefit young Texans for years to | ||
come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Robert and Linda Adam for their | ||
exceptional leadership and service in behalf of public education | ||
and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Adam as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Oliverson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 309 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||