By Dukes                                               H.R. No. 964
       74R13523 PFG-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, On May 18, 1995, the best spellers from Austin area
    1-2  businesses and civic organizations will vie for top honors in the
    1-3  Executive Spell Check tournament, a lively and challenging event
    1-4  that will serve as the primary fund-raiser for the Delco Endowed
    1-5  Scholarship Fund; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The scholarship fund was established to help
    1-7  economically disadvantaged African American students attend college
    1-8  and was endowed in honor of two prominent members of the Austin
    1-9  community, Dr. Exalton Delco and our esteemed former colleague,
   1-10  Wilhelmina Delco, both of whom have demonstrated a longtime
   1-11  commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for African
   1-12  Americans throughout the course of their distinguished careers; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, A highly regarded professional educator for more
   1-14  than four decades, Dr. Delco also has furthered education causes
   1-15  through his membership in numerous civic organizations in the
   1-16  Austin community, while his wife, former State Representative
   1-17  Wilhelmina Delco, is well known for her support of the African
   1-18  American community and her leadership on education issues at the
   1-19  statewide level as a member of the Texas Legislature for two
   1-20  decades and at the local level as an active member of a host of
   1-21  education-related organizations, including the founding board of
   1-22  trustees for Austin Community College; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Besides determining who the best spellers are from
   1-24  local businesses and organizations, this year's tournament will
    2-1  most assuredly spell success for students at Austin Community
    2-2  College who will benefit from the proceeds of the event; now,
    2-3  therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-5  Legislature hereby commend the organizers of the Executive Spell
    2-6  Check tournament, its many participants, and Exalton and Wilhelmina
    2-7  Delco for their exemplary efforts to help deserving young people
    2-8  obtain a higher education; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-10  prepared for the organizers of the Executive Spell Check tournament
   2-11  and for Exalton and Wilhelmina Delco as an expression of highest
   2-12  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.