By: Whitmire S.R. No. 749 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The recent work that Frank Henry has begun springs 1-3 from an unlikely source; in 1985, Frank's wife, Helen Jean Barnard, 1-4 died in a terrible tragedy; she was killed in the robbery of a 1-5 savings and loan, leaving Frank a widower with a five-year-old 1-6 daughter to care for; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Frank has been able to turn his life around and 1-8 recover from his feeling of victimization by reaching out to those 1-9 whom he had feared; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In 1993 Frank, as a human resource specialist for 1-11 Fluor Daniel, a Deer Park construction firm, was asked by his 1-12 supervisor to attend a mock job fair for a program called Project 1-13 Re-Enterprise; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Project Re-Enterprise, a crime prevention program 1-15 aimed at reducing recidivism among chemically dependent felons, 1-16 was organized by the Crime Prevention Institute of Austin, Texas; 1-17 the program realizes that the way to end recidivism is to provide 1-18 treatment and job opportunities; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Project Re-Enterprise recruits Texas employers 1-20 from the private and public sector to help prepare recovering 1-21 offenders to look for jobs; the employers volunteer human resource 1-22 professionals to interview clients for mock jobs, give advice on 1-23 writing resumes and filling out job applications, and devise 2-1 job-seeking strategies; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The program has been remarkably successful, and 175 2-3 Texas employers have assisted over 800 residents in nine mock job 2-4 fairs; together, these volunteers have donated almost 2,500 hours 2-5 of training to the State of Texas; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Since that day in 1993, Frank Henry has attended 2-7 four mock job fairs and conducted mock interviews with and 2-8 counseled over 50 residents; he has hired 12 of them after their 2-9 release and has made the commitment to continue his work with 2-10 recovering offenders and to hire qualified employees from Project 2-11 Re-Enterprise; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Henry's generosity and compassion toward those 2-13 less fortunate is truly inspirational; from the depths of his own 2-14 personal sorrow and deep despair, he found the courage to help 2-15 those in need; and 2-16 WHEREAS, The next Project Re-Enterprise is April 20, 1995, at 2-17 the Jester Unit I in Richmond, Texas; the Crime Prevention Institute 2-18 is dedicating the job fair to Frank Henry in memory of his wife, 2-19 Helen Jean Barnard; now, therefore, be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-21 74th Legislature, hereby commend the dedication of Frank Henry and 2-22 applaud his participation in Project Re-Enterprise; and, be it 2-23 further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-25 as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate. 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on April 20, 1995. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Member, Texas Senate