H.R. No. 2237
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of former
Dallas City Council member Donald W. Hill, who passed away on May
13, 2017, at the age of 65; and
WHEREAS, The son of Wooldridge and Mary Hill, Don Hill was
born in Austin in 1951; he completed his bachelor's degree in
history at Lamar University and went on to graduate magna cum laude
from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law;
in 1978, he joined the U.S. Department of Labor in Dallas, and he
later entered private practice, specializing in civil litigation
and employment law; his achievements included a 1993 discrimination
lawsuit against the City of Dallas that led to the promotion of 17
African American detectives; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hill first won a seat on the city council in
1999; re-elected three times, he served as mayor pro tem; he worked
to facilitate commercial development in Victory Park, to bring a
University of North Texas campus to Dallas, and to ensure that
minority vendors were considered for city contracts; he also served
as a member of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System Board, and
he shared his expertise with many committees, including the
Finance, Audit, and Accountability Committee, the Economic
Development and Housing Committee, and the Transportation and
Environmental Committee; moreover, he served the National League of
Cities as a member of the Community and Economic Development Policy
Committee; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Hill was recognized by numerous
organizations; he was named Community Man of the Year for 2000, and
he received the Celebration of African American Men Award and the
Mutual Assistance Association for the Ethiopian Community
Certificate of Recognition; and
WHEREAS, Affable and outgoing, Don Hill will be deeply missed
by his family and many friends, but he will forever hold a special
place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable
Donald W. Hill and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Don Hill.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2237 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 18, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House