H.R. No. 2139
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jim Cahill retired from the Garland City Council in
May 2017, concluding six years of exemplary service as the District
8 representative; and
WHEREAS, A tax accounting manager at Texas Instruments, Jim
Cahill was first elected to the council in 2011; over the course of
his tenure in office, he demonstrated an exceptional commitment to
addressing the concerns of his constituents and played an important
role in a number of municipal projects; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his vital work on the city council,
Mr. Cahill has given generously of his time and talents as a member
of the Garland I-30 Tax Increment Financing board and as president
of the Creekside Village Homeowners Association; he has been active
in numerous local political campaigns as well and served as a party
precinct chair; he is also a valued congregant of Lavon Drive
Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cahill enjoys the love and
support of his wife, Carol, with whom he has shared 30 years, and he
takes great pride in their four children; and
WHEREAS, Public servants improve the quality of life for
their fellow Texans in innumerable ways, and Jim Cahill has helped
to make Garland an even better place in which to live and work; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jim Cahill on his retirement from
the Garland City Council 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. Cahill as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Button
Burkett
Koop
Neave
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2139 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House