H.R. No. 204
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Tim O'Connor is retiring as director of the West
University Place Parks and Recreation Department in February 2017,
drawing to a close an outstanding tenure in public service; and
WHEREAS, Raised in West University Place, Mr. O'Connor
developed an interest in parks management in his youth, and his
subsequent work in the parks and recreation field culminated in his
present appointment in the early 2000s; since that time, his broad
expertise, coupled with leadership skills of a high order, has
enabled him to guide a sweeping transformation of the West
University Place parks and recreation facilities; and
WHEREAS, During the course of his eventful tenure,
Mr. O'Connor oversaw the implementation of a master plan, created
in 2000, to dramatically upgrade the city's recreation
infrastructure, as well as to acquire additional parkland for the
community; he has also led the development of a new park master
plan, approved in 2015, which will ensure that the revitalized park
assets continue to be maintained in the future and that the
department can develop new parks and facilities as needed; and
WHEREAS, The work accomplished by Mr. O'Connor and his staff
has not gone unnoticed; the Texas Recreation and Park Society
Institute presented West University Place with a 2016 Gold Medal
Award, which recognizes cities whose parks departments have
demonstrated excellence over the previous three years, and
Mr. O'Connor himself received the organization's Fellow Award in
2005; in addition, the city's 2015 Parks & Open Space Master Plan
earned an honorable mention in the Planning Process category in the
Houston-Galveston Area Council Parks and Natural Areas awards
competition; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has rendered admirable service
to the citizens of his community, and he may reflect with great
pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting
chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Tim O'Connor on the occasion of his
retirement from the West University Place Parks and Recreation
Department 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. O'Connor as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Davis of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 204 was adopted by the House on
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House