H.R. No. 2009
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Former superintendent Frank Moates was inducted
into the DeSoto Independent School District Hall of Honor at a
special ceremony on May 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS, The Hall of Honor was established to pay tribute to
notable alumni of DeSoto High School and other individuals who have
excelled in their service to area schools or have made special
contributions to the district's educational mission; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moates was superintendent from 1974 to 1990 and
led the district through a period of remarkable change; DeSoto was a
small, Class 1A school system when he took the helm, but during a
decade and a half of rapid population growth in the area, this
skilled administrator supervised the building of six schools and
numerous athletic facilities; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moates played a key role in many other
initiatives, including the development of the DeSoto gifted and
talented program and the implementation of numerous technological
advancements in the classroom; highly admired by his peers, he was a
member of the Best Southwest Coalition for Education, served as a
consultant with the Texas Association of School Boards, and helped
monitor school district performance for the Texas Education Agency;
Moates Elementary School was named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Frank Moates made a positive difference in the lives
of many students through his dedicated work in behalf of DeSoto ISD,
and in so doing, he earned the lasting respect of the community;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate former superintendent Frank Moates
on his induction into the DeSoto Independent School District Hall
of Honor and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Moates as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2009 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House