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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Steven F. Chapman is retiring as Waxahachie city |
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| 6 | 7 | | attorney in 2017, concluding a distinguished tenure in municipal |
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| 7 | 8 | | government that has spanned more than half a century; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Waxahachie High School, Steve Chapman |
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| 9 | 10 | | earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern |
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| 10 | 11 | | Methodist University and a juris doctor degree from the SMU School |
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| 11 | 12 | | of Law; in 1965, he joined the family law firm, Chapman & Chapman, |
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| 12 | 13 | | which was established by his father in 1929, and over the years, he |
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| 13 | 14 | | has practiced in a wide range of legal fields, including business, |
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| 14 | 15 | | real estate, municipal, and wills, probate, and estate planning |
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| 15 | 16 | | law; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Chapman began his career in public service with |
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| 17 | 18 | | his appointment as municipal court judge of Waxahachie in December |
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| 18 | 19 | | 1966, and the following year, he took on the role of city attorney; |
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| 19 | 20 | | over the course of five decades in that position, he has ably |
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| 20 | 21 | | represented the municipality in a host of legal matters while |
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| 21 | 22 | | performing myriad other duties related to local government affairs; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Chapman has |
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| 24 | 25 | | benefited his community as chair of Baylor Medical Center at |
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| 25 | 26 | | Waxahachie and the Sims Library and as president of the Ellis County |
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| 26 | 27 | | Museum, Historic Waxahachie, Inc., the Waxahachie Foundation, and |
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| 27 | 28 | | the local Rotary Club; the recipient of numerous accolades, he was |
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| 28 | 29 | | named Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Waxahachie Chamber of |
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| 29 | 30 | | Commerce in 1989; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Steve Chapman has made a lasting, positive |
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| 31 | 32 | | difference in Waxahachie through his exemplary service as city |
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| 32 | 33 | | attorney, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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| 33 | 34 | | accomplishments as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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| 34 | 35 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Steven F. Chapman on his retirement |
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| 37 | 38 | | as Waxahachie city attorney and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 38 | 39 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Chapman as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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