HCR 0013 Summary

• Memorializes Richard "Rick" Joseph Borries, who died on November 14, 2009, expressing the Indiana General Assembly's condolences to his family and gratitude for his contributions to his community and state.

• Recognizes Borries' 37-year career in public education as a teacher and supervisor of social studies for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, where he inspired students through programs including Close-Up and "We the People" constitutional law competition.

• Honors his post-retirement service as director of external affairs for AT&T, instrumental in bringing an AT&T call center to Evansville, and his 16 years as a Vanderburgh County Commissioner.

• Acknowledges his role in major local infrastructure and economic development projects, including the University of Southern Indiana overpass, Vanderburgh Auditorium, road expansions, and attracting Toyota and Indiana's first casino to the region.

• Notes Borries received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Democrat Central Committee in 2007 and the Sagamore of the Wabash award from Governors Evan Bayh and Frank O'Bannon.