H.R. No. 416
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Harker Heights Assistant City Manager Jerry Bark has
received the 2021 Dan Whitworth Fellow Award from the Texas
Recreation and Park Society; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1937, TRAPS works to advance the parks,
recreation, and leisure services profession through connection,
advocacy, resources, and education; each year, the organization
presents the Dan Whitworth Fellow Award, its highest honor, to an
individual who has demonstrated at least a decade of outstanding
service to the parks and recreation field; and
WHEREAS, Prior to becoming the assistant city manager for
Harker Heights in 2018, Jerry Bark served as the first director of
the Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Department; during his
25-year tenure, the department grew from three small neighborhood
parks to two community facilities and more than 190 acres of
dedicated parkland; for many years, he was also the TRAPS
Legislative Committee Chair, and he played a vital role in
supporting legislation to secure funding for Texas parks through
sales tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Bark has made significant contributions to
advancing the mission of the Texas Recreation and Park Society, and
he is truly deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jerry Bark on receiving the 2021
Dan Whitworth Fellow Award from the Texas Recreation and Park
Society 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. Bark as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Buckley
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 416 was adopted by the House on March
25, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House