| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1556 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, James F. Hill II has received a 2023 Outstanding |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas Legislative Black |
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| 7 | 7 | | Caucus; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Ennis, Mr. Hill has enjoyed a rewarding |
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| 9 | 9 | | career with the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department spanning three and a |
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| 10 | 10 | | half decades, and he currently serves as an engineer, paramedic, |
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| 11 | 11 | | command technician, field training officer, and district IT |
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| 12 | 12 | | manager; in addition, he is the commander of the honor and color |
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| 13 | 13 | | guards; since 2007, he has worked as a logistics specialist for |
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| 14 | 14 | | Urban Search and Rescue, Texas Task Force 2; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hill joined the International Association of |
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| 16 | 16 | | Black Professional Fire Fighters in 1986, and over the years, he has |
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| 17 | 17 | | benefited the organization as director of the South Central Region, |
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| 18 | 18 | | sergeant-at-arms, financial secretary, and executive vice |
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| 19 | 19 | | president; he also served two terms as president of the Dallas Black |
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| 20 | 20 | | Firefighters Association, becoming the longest-standing president |
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| 21 | 21 | | in the group's history; along the way, he has been active in a |
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| 22 | 22 | | number of other professional and civic organizations, including the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the NAACP, and the Carl Holmes |
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| 24 | 24 | | Executive Development Institute; moreover, he is a member of |
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| 25 | 25 | | Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas; in honor of his |
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| 26 | 26 | | outstanding service and professional achievements, he has received |
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| 27 | 27 | | numerous accolades, including recognitions from the Black Chief |
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| 28 | 28 | | Officers Committee of IABPFF, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, and Dallas BFFA; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hill enjoys the love and |
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| 31 | 31 | | support of his wife, Cynthia; he takes great pride in their daughter |
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| 32 | 32 | | Kristie, and he has had the pleasure of welcoming into his family |
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| 33 | 33 | | six grandsons, Evann, Jamison, Xavier, Joshua, Cole, and Chandler; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Citizens benefit each day from the contributions of |
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| 36 | 36 | | those civic leaders who improve the quality of life in their |
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| 37 | 37 | | communities, and House District 111 is indeed fortunate to have |
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| 38 | 38 | | such passionate and engaged residents as James Hill; now, |
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| 39 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate James F. Hill II on receiving a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2023 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | Legislative Black Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 44 | 44 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Davis |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1556 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 18, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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