Past President Harold Peek Honored With 60-Year Membership Milestone
Past President Harold Peek has been honored for 60 years as a member of the Dallas Builders Association. Peek served as Association President in 1970 and received the Dallas BA’s highest honor, the Hugh Prather Trophy, in 1975.
At age 31, he was the Dallas BA’s youngest President and was considered a stabilizing influence in the organization. Under his guidance, the Association made great strides in dealing with the Department of Labor, and the Association changed its bylaws to turn the organization into a registered, professional building program, a feat that was rarely attempted by Dallas BA Presidents during their terms. However, it was accomplished by Mr. Peek without a dissenting vote from the Board of Directors nor the General Membership. Peek served as Mayor of University Park from 1998 until 2004.
Peek’s father, Fred, served as Dallas BA President in 1965. The father and son Companies (Peek Properties and Peek Construction) built thousands of homes and apartments and countless retail properties throughout Richardson, Garland, Plano and Dallas.
“Harold is a giant of our industry and someone that I and countless other Association leaders look up to,” said past Dallas BA and Texas Association of Builders President, Tim Jackson, who presented Mr. Peek’s milestone along with Executive Officer Phil Crone. “He and his dad’s contributions to the region’s economy, our local communities and to the Dallas BA will be remembered for generations to come. I’m honored to provide him with a small token of our immense gratitude as he reaches this milestone.”
Milestone Awards are presented in partnership with StrucSure Home Warranty.
Photo: Tim Jackson, past president of both the Dallas BA and the Texas Association of Builders; 60-Year Dallas BA member and Past President Harold Peek and Executive Officer Phil Crone.