PRINTER'S NO. 3247
No. 602 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, MYERS, BLACKWELL, JAMES AND PAYTON, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
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 14 and prison reform, an advocate for social justice and equal 15 rights and a leader in the rights of the elderly, children, the 16 disabled and the homeless; and 17 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was a member of numerous 18 boards and committees at both the national and State levels, and
1 he chaired the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and the 2 Urban Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and was 3 Democratic chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee 4 of the House of Representatives; and 5 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson was past president of the 6 National Black Caucus of State Legislatures and served on the 7 executive Committee of the National Conference of State 8 Legislatures; and 9 WHEREAS, Representative Richardson's work and activism made 10 this Commonwealth a better place, and his legacy of fighting 11 oppression, poverty, social and economic injustice and racism 12 continues to enrich us all; therefore be it 13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the late 14 Representative David P. Richardson, Jr., a beloved family 15 member, activist, statesman, friend, gentleman, role model and 16 benefactor. B8L82BIL/20080H0602R3247 - 2 -