1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 511

        1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

        1-3     Robert Lee Hatcher, Jr., who was selected as an Outstanding Texan

        1-4     Award Winner in the field of education by the Texas Legislative

        1-5     Black Caucus at its third biannual weekend celebration held

        1-6     March 20 through 22, 1997; and

        1-7           WHEREAS, Born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1959, Robert Lee Hatcher

        1-8     graduated from Blount High School and attended Texas Southern

        1-9     University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in music

       1-10     education; and

       1-11           WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Hatcher has been devoted

       1-12     to children and their concerns; he taught violin lessons at 17

       1-13     when he was a freshman at Texas Southern, and he worked with

       1-14     children at a psychiatric hospital for 11 years; and

       1-15           WHEREAS, Mr. Hatcher's goal is to have a positive impact on

       1-16     the lives of children; gathering together boys and girls from the

       1-17     inner city, he has shared his love of music with them; and

       1-18           WHEREAS, Rewarded by having the opportunity to make music,

       1-19     these children performed in Austin, Washington, D.C., and

       1-20     Los Angeles; now, therefore, be it

       1-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

       1-22     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Robert Lee Hatcher, Jr.,

       1-23     on his selection as an Outstanding Texan Award Winner by the

        2-1     Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and, be it further

        2-2           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

        2-3     him as an expression of the highest esteem of the Texas Senate.

        2-4                                                                   Ellis

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        2-6                                          President of the Senate

        2-7                                       I hereby certify that the above

        2-8                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

        2-9                                  on April 16, 1997.

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       2-11                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-13                                           Member, Texas Senate