Texas 2023 - 88th 4th C.S.

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1	1	H.R. No. 44
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of The Colony are mourning the loss of
6	6	former mayor John Curtis Dillard II, who passed away on
7	7	September 20, 2023, at the age of 75; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of John and Alice Dillard, John Dillard was
9	9	born on August 30, 1948, and grew up in Bessemer, Alabama; while
10	10	completing his bachelor's degree in business at Amberton
11	11	University, he enlisted in the National Guard; he served
12	12	principally in the 49th Armored Division of the Texas Army National
13	13	Guard; over the course of 25 years in the military, he graduated
14	14	from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and U.S. Army
15	15	Armor School, and he retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army
16	16	Reserve; his civilian career spanned more than 40 years in the
17	17	commercial building products field, and he won many professional
18	18	awards before his retirement as a district manager with Siplast in
19	19	2016; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard was highly engaged in civic life for
21	21	nearly four decades; after serving on The Colony City Council from
22	22	1992 to 2002, he went on to serve two terms as mayor; he shared his
23	23	expertise with the board of the Denton County Transportation
24	24	Authority and Denton County Building and Maintenance Committee,
25	25	among other such organizations, and he was a founding member of The
26	26	Colony Economic Development Corporation, the Windhaven Peninsula
27	27	Development Committee, and the HWY 121 Task Force; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Active in the Denton County Republican Party since
29	29	1986, Mr. Dillard served in numerous capacities, including senate
30	30	district committee member, state delegate, and county chair; he
31	31	regularly served as an election judge or clerk, and he was a
32	32	founding member of the Denton County Conservative Coalition; he was
33	33	also a longtime member of the Legacy Republican Club; in 2016, he
34	34	was elected as the presidential elector for Congressional District
35	35	26; moreover, he was an Eagle Scout and a lifetime member of the
36	36	National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association;
37	37	sharing his skill, he served as a 4-H shooting sports instructor;
38	38	and
39	39	WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard was a man of strong faith and served in
40	40	leadership roles at several churches; the devoted husband of Nancy
41	41	Dillard, he took great pride in their children, Ashley, Elizabeth,
42	42	and Steven, and three treasured granddaughters, Caroline,
43	43	Penelope, and Eva; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Through his service to his community and his
45	45	country, John Dillard set an inspiring example for all, and he will
46	46	be remembered with great admiration by all who were privileged to
47	47	know him; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
49	49	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
50	50	John Curtis Dillard II and extend sincere condolences to all who
51	51	mourn his passing; and, be it further
52	52	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
53	53	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
54	54	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John
55	55	Dillard.
56	56	Patterson
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Speaker of the House
59	59	I certify that H.R. No. 44 was unanimously adopted by a rising
60	60	vote of the House on November 17, 2023.
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Chief Clerk of the House