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1	1	H.R. No. 2487
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The city of Dallas has greatly benefited from the
6	6	dedicated leadership of the Honorable Tom Leppert since he was
7	7	elected mayor in 2007; and
8	8	WHEREAS, During his tenure in municipal government, Mayor
9	9	Leppert has ably guided the city with an eye to the future, and his
10	10	knowledge and expertise in a wide range of community issues have
11	11	benefited area residents in myriad ways; focused on improving
12	12	education, he has launched such initiatives as Ready to Read at
13	13	Dallas, the Mayor's Intern Fellows, Operation Front Door, and the
14	14	Mayor's Chesapeake Energy Scholarship Fund; he has also instituted
15	15	a neighborhood patrol, hired more police officers, and secured
16	16	funding to alleviate homelessness; and
17	17	WHEREAS, An ardent supporter of environmental protection
18	18	efforts, Mayor Leppert has created a Green Building Program to
19	19	increase energy efficiency and resource conservation; he has
20	20	further contributed to the city by attracting major corporations to
21	21	the area, expanding the Inland Port, moving forward with the
22	22	Trinity River Corridor project, and leading trade missions in China
23	23	and Mexico; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Tom Leppert graduated cum laude from Claremont
25	25	McKenna College in Southern California, and after earning an MBA
26	26	with distinction from Harvard Business School, he was appointed by
27	27	President Ronald Reagan as a White House Fellow to work for the
28	28	secretary of the treasury; Mr. Leppert went on to become the chair
29	29	and CEO of Turner Construction Company, an $8 billion corporation,
30	30	which he helped grow significantly, and he oversaw the acquisition
31	31	of more than $1 billion in minority contracts; in addition, he is
32	32	active on the board of Washington Mutual, Inc.; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Mayor Leppert has further distinguished himself
34	34	through his involvement in several community organizations,
35	35	including the Baylor Health Care System and the Dallas Committee on
36	36	Foreign Relations; a former chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber,
37	37	he continues to serve on the group's executive committee, and he is
38	38	the vice chair of the board of trustees for Claremont McKenna
39	39	College; and
40	40	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Tom Leppert enjoys the love
41	41	and support of his wife, Laura, and the couple have been blessed
42	42	with three children, Christian, Catherine, and Ryan; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
44	44	life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts
45	45	of Mayor Leppert are helping to make Dallas an even better place in
46	46	which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby honor Mayor Tom Leppert for his committed public
49	49	service and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
50	50	success; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for Mayor Leppert as an expression of high regard by the
53	53	Texas House of Representatives.
54	54	Kent
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 2487 was adopted by the House on June
58	58	1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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60	60	Chief Clerk of the House