H.R. No. 911
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    1-1        WHEREAS, Philip Lader has long played an active role in
    1-2  making this country a better place in which to live, work, and
    1-3  raise a family; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, A respected South Carolina businessman, educator,
    1-5  and former candidate for governor, Mr. Lader currently shares his
    1-6  considerable knowledge and expertise to the benefit of this nation
    1-7  as a member of President Clinton's cabinet and the National
    1-8  Economic Council; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Mr. Lader also has greatly benefited the Clinton
   1-10  Administration in the past as White House deputy chief of staff and
   1-11  assistant to the president and as deputy director for management of
   1-12  the Office of Management and Budget; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, This outstanding public servant has brought to each
   1-14  new challenging role that he has taken on a wealth of academic and
   1-15  professional experience gained over the course of his multifaceted
   1-16  career; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Mr. Lader earned his higher education at a number of
   1-18  prestigious institutions, including Duke University, the University
   1-19  of Michigan, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, A member of the South Carolina, District of
   1-21  Columbia, and Florida state bars, he received valuable training as
   1-22  a law clerk with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and has
   1-23  excelled in the business arena as well as a licensed real estate
   1-24  broker and former president of Sea Pine Company, an enterprise that
    2-1  developed and operated award-winning recreational communities; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Mr. Lader is a former president of South Carolina's
    2-3  Winthrop University, where he served as a professor of business and
    2-4  public policy, and he also distinguished himself as president of
    2-5  Australia's first private university before leaving his post to
    2-6  join the Clinton Administration; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Lader has earned many
    2-8  well-deserved accolades for his service, including an honorary
    2-9  doctorate from the University of South Carolina, and in all his
   2-10  endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and support of his beloved wife
   2-11  and two daughters, Mary-Catherine and Whitaker; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, At this time, it gives the members of this chamber
   2-13  great pleasure to honor this fine gentleman for his dedicated
   2-14  service; now, therefore, be it
   2-15        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-16  Legislature hereby commend Philip Lader for his extensive
   2-17  contributions to the betterment of this nation and extend to him
   2-18  sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the
   2-19  future; and, be it further
   2-20        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-21  prepared for Mr. Lader as an expression of high regard by the Texas
   2-22  House of Representatives.