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  H.R. No. 343
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The people of Richardson lost an admired civic
  leader with the passing of former state representative Richard
  Floyd Reynolds on February 17, 2014, at the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Flint, Ohio, on September 21, 1927, Dick
  Reynolds was raised by an aunt and uncle following the untimely
  death of his mother; he became interested in politics as a high
  school student and was elected to the student council; coming of age
  as World War II was ending, he enlisted in the United States Army
  and served as an x-ray technician in the Medical Corps;
  subsequently, he joined the Ohio National Guard and served until
  1954; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds graduated from Bliss Business College
  and completed his bachelor's degree in business administration at
  Ohio State University; he worked in accounting for several
  companies before moving to Texas in 1960 to manage the Collins Radio
  audit department; later, he embarked on a long tenure as an
  executive with Ben Griffin Enterprises, a diversified industrial
  and manufacturing company, and he eventually began his own
  consulting firm; and
         WHEREAS, Recognizing a lack of youth sports in his adopted
  hometown, Mr. Reynolds founded RSI Richardson Sports in 1963; he
  served for seven years as director and president of the
  organization, which provided opportunities for thousands of
  youngsters to participate in athletic competition; in addition, he
  coached baseball for several years, and he helped found the Spring
  Valley Athletic Association; and
         WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was elected to the first of four
  consecutive terms on the Richardson City Council in 1963; he served
  as mayor pro tempore, and he played an instrumental role in the
  creation of Sherrill Park; in 1972, he won a seat in the Texas
  house, where he was one of just 13 Republicans; he served as vice
  chair of the Reapportionment Committee, and he was a member of the
  Intergovernmental Affairs and Revenue and Taxation Committees; he
  also participated in a feasibility study for the establishment of a
  state park on the Trinity River in Dallas County; a staunch
  conservative, he was a delegate to the Texas Constitutional
  Convention of 1974 and a Reagan delegate to the 1976 Republican
  National Convention; and
         WHEREAS, Although career demands prevented him from running
  for a third term in the legislature, Mr. Reynolds continued to
  serve his fellow citizens in numerous leadership roles; he was a
  founding member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments,
  and he was appointed to both the State Board of Insurance and the
  Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, which he served as chair;
  he also chaired the Parkland Memorial Hospital board; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds was the devoted father of seven
  children, Christopher, Brad, Guy, Jack, Eric, Ann Marie, and Holly,
  and he took great pride in his 11 grandchildren; he shared a
  fulfilling marriage of 36 years with his wife, Donna Reynolds; and
         WHEREAS, While the death of Dick Reynolds brought great
  sorrow to his family and friends, his contributions to Richardson
  and to this state continue to resonate, and his record of
  accomplishments will long be treasured by all who held him dear;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Richard
  Floyd "Dick" Reynolds and extend sincere sympathy to his loved
  ones; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
  of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
  Honorable Richard Floyd Reynolds.
 
  Craddick
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 343 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House