TITLE: Commending the Honorable Henry Lessner for his service as mayor of Fairview.

SUMMARY: Commending the Honorable Henry Lessner for his service as mayor of Fairview.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Town of Fairview has greatly benefited from the leadership of Henry Lessner, who concluded his tenure as mayor in May 2025; and WHEREAS, Mr. Lessner was first elected mayor of Fairview in 2019, and he has served in the position throughout two of his three terms on the Fairview Town Council; and WHEREAS, Devoted to his community, Mayor Lessner has previously served as president of the Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce, the Arts of Collin County Foundation, the Rotary Club of Allen Sunrise, and All Community Outreach, and he is the founding president of the Rotary Club of Fairview; he currently acts as an advisor to the boards of the Allen Library Endowment Fund and the Samaritan Inn endowment; moreover, he is a founding board member of the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra & Symphony Chorus, and he gives generously of his time to the garden club at Caldwell Elementary School in McKinney; and WHEREAS, In addition to his responsibilities as mayor, Mr. Lessner enjoys a successful career as a wealth management advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC; he has previously worked for MCI, known today as Verizon, as well as for Fortune Financial Services, LLC, and he helped establish Wealth Management Group, LLC; he holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and he is also a certified financial planner and is licensed in securities and insurance; and WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lessner enjoys the love and support of his wife, Nancy, as well as his two children and five grandchildren; he is an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Allen; and WHEREAS, The dedication, leadership, and commitment to excellence demonstrated by Henry Lessner have greatly benefited the citizens of Fairview, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Henry Lessner for his service as mayor of Fairview, and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Lessner as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Noble Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1516 was adopted by the House on June 2, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House