Bill Text: TX HR343 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former state representative Richard Floyd "Dick" Reynolds of Richardson.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR343 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR343-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 343 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The people of Richardson lost an admired civic | ||
| leader with the passing of former state representative Richard | ||
| Floyd Reynolds on February 17, 2014, at the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Flint, Ohio, on September 21, 1927, Dick | ||
| Reynolds was raised by an aunt and uncle following the untimely | ||
| death of his mother; he became interested in politics as a high | ||
| school student and was elected to the student council; coming of age | ||
| as World War II was ending, he enlisted in the United States Army | ||
| and served as an x-ray technician in the Medical Corps; | ||
| subsequently, he joined the Ohio National Guard and served until | ||
| 1954; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds graduated from Bliss Business College | ||
| and completed his bachelor's degree in business administration at | ||
| Ohio State University; he worked in accounting for several | ||
| companies before moving to Texas in 1960 to manage the Collins Radio | ||
| audit department; later, he embarked on a long tenure as an | ||
| executive with Ben Griffin Enterprises, a diversified industrial | ||
| and manufacturing company, and he eventually began his own | ||
| consulting firm; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing a lack of youth sports in his adopted | ||
| hometown, Mr. Reynolds founded RSI Richardson Sports in 1963; he | ||
| served for seven years as director and president of the | ||
| organization, which provided opportunities for thousands of | ||
| youngsters to participate in athletic competition; in addition, he | ||
| coached baseball for several years, and he helped found the Spring | ||
| Valley Athletic Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was elected to the first of four | ||
| consecutive terms on the Richardson City Council in 1963; he served | ||
| as mayor pro tempore, and he played an instrumental role in the | ||
| creation of Sherrill Park; in 1972, he won a seat in the Texas | ||
| house, where he was one of just 13 Republicans; he served as vice | ||
| chair of the Reapportionment Committee, and he was a member of the | ||
| Intergovernmental Affairs and Revenue and Taxation Committees; he | ||
| also participated in a feasibility study for the establishment of a | ||
| state park on the Trinity River in Dallas County; a staunch | ||
| conservative, he was a delegate to the Texas Constitutional | ||
| Convention of 1974 and a Reagan delegate to the 1976 Republican | ||
| National Convention; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although career demands prevented him from running | ||
| for a third term in the legislature, Mr. Reynolds continued to | ||
| serve his fellow citizens in numerous leadership roles; he was a | ||
| founding member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, | ||
| and he was appointed to both the State Board of Insurance and the | ||
| Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, which he served as chair; | ||
| he also chaired the Parkland Memorial Hospital board; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds was the devoted father of seven | ||
| children, Christopher, Brad, Guy, Jack, Eric, Ann Marie, and Holly, | ||
| and he took great pride in his 11 grandchildren; he shared a | ||
| fulfilling marriage of 36 years with his wife, Donna Reynolds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of Dick Reynolds brought great | ||
| sorrow to his family and friends, his contributions to Richardson | ||
| and to this state continue to resonate, and his record of | ||
| accomplishments will long be treasured by all who held him dear; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Richard | ||
| Floyd "Dick" Reynolds and extend sincere sympathy to his loved | ||
| ones; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House | ||
| of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the | ||
| Honorable Richard Floyd Reynolds. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 343 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
