83R4221 MGR-D
By: Harper-Brown H.R. No. 193
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Noted businesswoman and public-spirited citizen
Fran Bonilla was honored as an Exemplary Woman of Irving at a high
tea on November 6, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Born in Gilmer, Fran Bonilla settled in Irving in
1959; she entered the commercial real estate business in 1968 and
founded her own commercial real estate company in 1985; a member of
the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and a regional
brokers' association, she is a recipient of the Ken Yancey Small
Business Development Award; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bonilla has taken an active role in public
affairs, serving for a decade on the Irving City Council and holding
the posts of deputy mayor pro tempore and mayor pro tempore; while
on the city council, she chaired the planning and development
committee and served on the finance committee; in addition, she has
served on the Irving Planning and Zoning Commission, served on air
quality and law enforcement committees of the North Central Texas
Council of Governments, and represented Irving on the National
League of Cities International Economic and Development Committee;
and
WHEREAS, This industrious Texan has further shared her time
and energy as a charter member of the steering committee of the
Trinity River Authority, as a member of the Heritage Crossing
Communications Committee, as chair of the Irving Heritage Society
Board, and as a board member for Irving Preservation and
Redevelopment, Irving Cares, and the local YWCA; moreover, she has
chaired a task force for the Irving Independent School District and
helped to establish the city's Teen Court, an alternative system of
justice for young offenders; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bonilla attends the First United Methodist
Church of Irving, where she is a valued member; she is the proud
matriarch of a family that includes 5 children, 15 grandchildren, 9
great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, An accomplished professional and a highly esteemed
community leader, Fran Bonilla has done much to make Irving an even
better place in which to live and work, and she is indeed deserving
of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Fran Bonilla as an Exemplary Woman of
Irving and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Bonilla as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.