H.R. No. 2620
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, R. Douglas Leonhard has served with distinction as a
trustee on the San Antonio Water System Board for eight years; and
WHEREAS, Since joining the board in 2001, Doug Leonhard has
overseen numerous successful efforts, including the construction
and implementation of the second-largest Aquifer Storage and
Recover project in the nation, the construction of $1 billion worth
of water and sewer infrastructure, and the refinement of the Water
Management Plan to meet the city's water supply needs; moreover,
the water system added more than 70,000 acre-feet of water rights
from Edwards Aquifer, Trinity Aquifer, and Canyon Lake and saw its
bond ratings improve; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Leonhard is no newcomer to civic leadership,
having served as chair of the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce,
chair of the Advisory Committee of the San Antonio Convention and
Visitor's Bureau, and president of the Real Estate Council of San
Antonio; he further distinguished himself as a seven-year member of
the Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees, which he
served as president; and
WHEREAS, In addition to a long career with Exxon Company USA,
Mr. Leonhard served as a senior executive with The Woodlands
Corporation and with the Mission Viejo Corporation; he retired from
the La Cantera Development Company, where he was a senior vice
president and the original developer of the La Cantera project in
northwest San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Leonhard is a native of New Jersey and a graduate
of Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University; he and
his wife, Patricia, are the parents of 3 children, and their family
has grown to include 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and
WHEREAS, Committed to his fellow citizens, Doug Leonhard has
helped to further the mission of the San Antonio Water System, and
his outstanding contributions indeed merit special recognition;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor R. Douglas Leonhard for his dedicated
service as a trustee of the San Antonio Water System Board; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Leonhard as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Corte
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2620 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House