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