Bill Text: TX HR595 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. H. B. Bell of Dallas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-26 - Reported enrolled [HR595 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR595-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 595 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family, friends, and former colleagues will forever | ||
| cherish their memories of longtime Dallas school administrator | ||
| Dr. H. B. Bell, who passed away on May 25, 2012, at the age of 74; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Born on April 13, 1938, in Smith County to John Henry | ||
| and Pauline Bell, H. B. Bell studied biology and English at Prairie | ||
| View A&M University and returned to the school to earn a master's | ||
| degree in administration and supervision; he later received a | ||
| doctorate in education from Texas A&M University-Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Bell began his distinguished career as an | ||
| assistant dean and a professor of English at Rust College in | ||
| Mississippi, and he subsequently came to Dallas and taught at James | ||
| Madison and L. G. Pinkston High Schools; transitioning to | ||
| administration, he worked at Boude Story Junior High School, North | ||
| Dallas High School, and the Yvonne Ewell Townview Magnet Center, | ||
| where he served as executive director and educational planner and | ||
| guided the progress of the first graduating class at that | ||
| institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Assuming greater responsibility, Dr. Bell served in | ||
| a number of executive-level positions in the Dallas Independent | ||
| School District, including as director of teacher education | ||
| centers, assistant superintendent for elementary instruction, | ||
| special assistant to the general superintendent, and associate | ||
| superintendent of alternative programs; in addition, he was | ||
| employed as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, | ||
| and he oversaw his own educational consulting company and served as | ||
| an advisor to the National Association of Secondary School | ||
| Principals; a prominent member of his profession, he belonged to | ||
| the National Alliance of Black School Educators, evaluated campuses | ||
| as part of a National Blue Ribbon Schools committee, and presented | ||
| papers at many conferences; he retired in 2005 after 42 years in | ||
| education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Bell was recognized for his achievements with an | ||
| Outstanding Administrative Leadership in Education Award and an | ||
| NAACP Outstanding Educator Award, and he was inducted into the | ||
| Dallas School Administrators Association Hall of Fame; moreover, he | ||
| was named a distinguished alumnus by both of his college alma | ||
| maters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Dr. Bell gave generously | ||
| of his time and talents as a volunteer; he was a life member of the | ||
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and was active in Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity | ||
| and Alpha Epsilon Boule, as well as the NAACP, the Dallas SET Club, | ||
| and the Cotillion Idlewild Club, which he served as president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Bell enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Susie, and his daughters, Diedrae, | ||
| Dionica, and Halice; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. H. B. Bell made a positive difference in the | ||
| lives of countless young Texans during his years of service in the | ||
| Dallas public schools, and his legacy will continue to resonate | ||
| long into the future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That tribute be paid to the life of Dr. H. B. Bell | ||
| and that deepest sympathy be extended to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Susie Bell; to his daughters, Diedrae Carron | ||
| Bell-Hunter, Dionica Britte Bell, and Halice Jacquelyn Furtado and | ||
| her husband, Kenneth; to his granddaughter, Peyton Elise | ||
| Bell-Hunter; to his sisters, Polly Ann Williams and Verna Carroll; | ||
| to his brothers, Matthew Bell and his wife, Tina, and Timothy Bell | ||
| and his wife, Trina; and to his other relatives and many friends; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. H. B. | ||
| Bell. | ||
| Giddings | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 595 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
