82R11384 JBA-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 651
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eli Davis of Dallas has been named an Outstanding
Community Leader of House District 111 by the Texas Legislative
Black Caucus; and
WHEREAS, A retired educator, Mr. Davis has volunteered his
time in service to the greater good over the course of several
decades; born in Terrell, he grew up in Dallas and Fort Worth and
earned his bachelor's degree at Mary Allen College in Crockett; he
went on to receive a master's degree in education with an emphasis
on administration and supervision from Prairie View A&M University;
he was a member of the United States Army as well as the reserves,
retiring as a master sergeant after 27 years of exemplary service;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Davis worked for the Dallas Independent School
District for more than three decades; over the course of his career,
he served as a high school mathematics and science teacher, as an
assistant principal at several campuses, and as the principal of
the B. F. Darrell Elementary School, his alma mater; he has been a
member of a long list of professional educational organizations
that includes the Classroom Teachers of Dallas, the Texas State
Teachers Association, the National Education Association, the
National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Texas
Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association; retiring in
1990, he went on to work as an assistant to Texas State
Representative Jesse W. Jones for 14 years; and
WHEREAS, In his volunteer work, Mr. Davis has lent his
leadership skills to numerous organizations, including the Boy
Scouts, which he served as a scoutmaster, and the PTA, the Dunbar
Social and Charity Club, and the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma,
all of which he served as president; in addition, he has been a
delegate to four Democratic National Conventions and was a member
of the National Democratic Platform Committee in 2000; other
organizations to benefit from his membership include the NAACP, the
Dallas Area Agency on Aging, the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, and
the Greater New Zion Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir and Male
Chorus; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the many awards he has received from
his church, employer, and political party, Mr. Davis was
commissioned by the governor of the State of Texas as an Honorary
Texas Ranger and as a special assistant to the governor; and
WHEREAS, Eli Davis has demonstrated a lasting commitment to
his fellow citizens, and his contributions have improved the
quality of life in his community in countless ways; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eli Davis on his selection as an
Outstanding Community Leader of House District 111 by the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.