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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alex Sutton retired on December 4, 2020, as |
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co-president of The Woodlands Development Company, a subsidiary of |
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The Howard Hughes Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, A licensed professional engineer and certified |
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public accountant, Mr. Sutton holds both a bachelor's and a |
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master's degree in civil engineering from Rice University, as well |
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as a master's degree in business administration from the University |
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of Houston; he worked with the Exxon Mobil Corporation and then |
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managed complex projects for municipal and private clients as a |
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shareholder in Pate Engineers; after eight years as a consultant |
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for The Woodlands, he joined The Woodlands Development Company as |
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vice president of engineering and construction in 1994; eleven |
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years later, he was named co-president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sutton managed the design and construction of |
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the extension of major thoroughfares in The Woodlands, as well as |
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residential home sections, commercial building sites, The |
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Woodlands Waterway, and all six Waterway bridges; in addition, he |
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oversaw such commercial developments as Town Green Park, Waterway |
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Square, and numerous hotel, retail, multifamily, and office |
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buildings; during his tenure, the population of The Woodlands grew |
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from 10,000 to 115,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to founder George Mitchell's vision of The |
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Woodlands as a self-contained community with a strong social |
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fabric, Mr. Sutton benefited his fellow residents through both his |
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professional endeavors and his civic engagement; he was a founding |
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director and chair of The Woodlands Arts Council and director of The |
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Economic |
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Development Partnership, and the Montgomery County Community |
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Foundation; his many leadership roles further included director and |
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chair of the North Houston Association, Montgomery County Youth |
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Services, and Interfaith of The Woodlands, which named him a |
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Hometown Hero in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Alex Sutton was instrumental in the evolution of The |
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Woodlands into one of the country's most vibrant master-planned |
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communities, and his outstanding contributions will continue to |
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resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Alex Sutton on his retirement as |
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co-president of The Woodlands Development Company and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Sutton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |