PRINTER'S NO. 1436
No. 223 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY J. WILLIAMS, E. Z. TAYLOR, ALLEN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BISHOP, BROWNE, CAWLEY, CORNELL, COSTA, COY,
CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY, HERSHEY, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEVDANSKY,
MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MYERS, PETRARCA,
READSHAW, RIEGER, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER,
SHANER, B. SMITH, SURRA, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
VITALI, WALKO, WATERS, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
APRIL 21, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 21, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the late Representative David P. Richardson, Jr., a
2 member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1973
3 to 1995.
4 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was born in Philadelphia
5 on April 23, 1948, a son of Elaine and David P. Richardson, Sr.;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was an activist,
8 gentleman, lawmaker, human rights advocate and political leader
9 with a strong commitment to serve, to become involved and to
10 make a difference in educational reform, social justice and
11 community improvement; and
12 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson's legislative record
13 brought him recognition as a proponent of social welfare reform
1 and prison reform, an advocate for social justice and equal
2 rights and a leader in the rights of the elderly, children, the
3 disabled and the homeless; and
4 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was a member of numerous
5 boards and committees at both the national and State levels, and
6 he chaired the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and the
7 Urban Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and was
8 Democratic chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee
9 of the House of Representatives; and
10 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was past president of the
11 National Black Caucus of State Legislatures and served on the
12 executive Committee of the National Conference of State
13 Legislatures; and
14 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson's work and activism made
15 this Commonwealth a better place, and his legacy of fighting
16 oppression, poverty, social and economic injustice and racism
17 continues to enrich us all; therefore be it
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the late
19 Representative David P. Richardson, Jr., a beloved family
20 member, activist, statesman, friend, gentleman, role model and
21 benefactor.
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