Bill Text: TX SR41 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Fred Parker for receiving a 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-12 - Reported enrolled [SR41 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR41-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Fred Parker, who is being presented with a 2013 | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award by the Greater Fort Worth Builders | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Parker has been a leading light in the home | ||
building and design business for more than 50 years; with his | ||
wife and partner, Glenda, he founded The Fred Parker Company in | ||
1951, and over the years, the family-owned company has cultivated | ||
a large and loyal client base; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Parker joined the Fort Worth Builders | ||
Association in 1964 and soon formed the Remodelers Council, which | ||
he also chaired; he has served on the association's board of | ||
directors for more than 30 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, A talented and meticulous craftsman, Mr. Parker | ||
holds many trade credentials, including that of Graduate Master | ||
Builder, Certified Graduate Builder and Remodeler, and Certified | ||
Aging in Place specialist; he also has been a strong proponent | ||
and a dedicated producer of homes that provide easy access for | ||
individuals with special needs; and | ||
WHEREAS, A former president of the Builder 20 Club, which | ||
is sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, Mr. | ||
Parker was also inducted into the Remodeling Big 50 hall of fame; | ||
he was named as the 2006 Builder of the Year and the 2005 | ||
Remodeler of the Year by the Greater Fort Worth Builders | ||
Association; he currently serves on the City of Fort Worth | ||
Development Advisory Committee, and he and his company designed | ||
and built the Friendly Home to demonstrate that special-needs | ||
features could be beautifully integrated into any home; and | ||
WHEREAS, This innovative Texan has designed and built many | ||
prestigious homes in Tarrant County, and he has committed much of | ||
his spare time to the advancement of his trade and to the | ||
betterment of his community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Fred Parker | ||
on receiving the Fort Worth Builders Association Lifetime | ||
Achievement Award; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Davis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 12, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |