By: Ellis S.R. No. 140
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1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
1-4 congratulate the Gee Family Association as it celebrates the
1-5 Chinese New Year on February 23, 1997; and
1-6 WHEREAS, The annual celebration held by the Gee family and
1-7 its large group of relatives and friends is one which has been held
1-8 every year for 49 years; and
1-9 WHEREAS, This year, the Gee family intends to roast elder
1-10 brother George Gee; he is one of the few members of the family who
1-11 has attended all of the 48 previous dinners; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Born on October 16, 1928, in Lake Village, Arkansas,
1-13 he comes from a family of 12 and is the oldest son of eight
1-14 surviving siblings; he and his family moved to Houston in 1940; and
1-15 WHEREAS, He attended Jeff Davis High School and in 1966 was
1-16 inducted into the Jeff Davis Hall of Fame as an outstanding alumnus;
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1-18 WHEREAS, For many years, George Gee ran the family grocery
1-19 store, G&G Food Market, on Lyons Street in the Fifth Ward, where he
1-20 became friends with Mickey Leland and Barbara Jordan; he often
1-21 helped those in the neighborhood who could not afford clothing and
1-22 food, and he extended credit to them knowing that they could not
1-23 pay; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Always active in community service, he has supported
2-2 many local officials; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Soon to retire from 20 years with MetLife, George is
2-4 a certified insurance agent, who has been a member of the million
2-5 dollar round table for many years; and
2-6 WHEREAS, A longtime deacon of the Chinese Baptist Church,
2-7 Mr. Gee was the first to organize an Asian youth club in the
2-8 City of Houston in the 1940s; he is a member of the Chinese American
2-9 Citizens Alliance and the Organization of Chinese Americans; and
2-10 WHEREAS, Throughout his career, he has been loved and
2-11 supported by his wife, Gloria, and his two daughters, Alice
2-12 and Zenobia; Gloria and George are the proud grandparents of
2-13 Kristyn and Austin Liu and Ryan and Jaclyn Perry; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Quite active in the Gee Family Association, George
2-15 has served as President and is now on the board of directors; he
2-16 has asked the family to begin an endowment fund to ensure the
2-17 education of future members of the family; and
2-18 WHEREAS, The celebration will start with a welcome and an
2-19 introduction of guests, an invocation, a nine-course dinner, and
2-20 finally, the roast of George Gee; and
2-21 WHEREAS, Participation in these annual festivities which
2-22 celebrate the Chinese New Year by the Gee family and their honored
2-23 guests helps to unite individuals from diverse cultures and
2-24 strengthen community spirit; now, therefore, be it
2-25 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-1 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Gee family and wish them
3-2 and their honored guests good fortune in the New Year; and, be it
3-3 further
3-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
3-5 Gee Family Association as an expression of the high regard of the
3-6 Texas Senate.
3-7 ______________________________________
3-8 President of the Senate
3-9 I hereby certify that the above
3-10 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-11 on February 10, 1997.
3-12 ______________________________________
3-13 Secretary of the Senate
3-14 ______________________________________
3-15 Member, Texas Senate