H.R. No. 2713
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Gary Slagel was deservedly named the
2010 Citizen of the Year by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, The mayor of Richardson for the past 18 years, Mr.
Slagel has been a member of the city council since 1987 and
previously served on the zoning board of adjustment and appeals; he
is concluding his long and distinguished tenure in city government
in May 2011; he has further demonstrated his dedication to his
community as president of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments and the Metroplex Mayors Association, and he has been a
member of the executive committee of the Dallas Regional Mobility
Coalition; in 2003, he received the William J. Pitstick Regional
Excellence Award from NCTCOG, and he was later selected as Public
Official Business Partner of the Year by Inside Collin County
Business; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Slagel has been instrumental in the
development of the city's telecom corridor since 1995, when he
engaged the chamber of commerce and venture capitalists to create a
technology incubator; a native of Illinois, he earned his
bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Illinois State
University and worked for General Electric before moving to
Richardson in 1974 to begin a 17-year career with Texas
Instruments; he later launched several successful start-up
companies and is today the founder, president, and CEO of
CapitalSoft, Inc.; in 2002, the Metroplex Technology Business
Council gave him its Tech Titans Award; he is supported in all his
endeavors by his wife, Pat, and their children and grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, Through his dedication to public service and his
commitment to the prosperity of Richardson's business community,
Gary Slagel has made a lasting, positive difference, and he indeed
merits this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gary Slagel on his selection as
2010 Citizen of the Year by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his
endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mayor Slagel as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2713 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House