1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 522 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing 1-3 Hanq Neal, who was selected as an Outstanding Texan Award Winner 1-4 in the field of entertainment, sports, and arts by the Texas 1-5 Legislative Black Caucus at its biannual weekend which was held 1-6 March 20 through 23, 1997; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Currently the Minister of Music at Windsor Village 1-8 United Methodist Church, Mr. Neal began to play the organ by the 1-9 age of five without any formal musical training; and 1-10 WHEREAS, By the time he began formal music lessons at age 13, 1-11 he already had his own gospel group; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Dedicated and talented, Mr. Neal became the Minister 1-13 of Music at True Love Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, at the 1-14 age of 21; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Later he became a member of the Donald Vale 1-16 Choraleers, and he helped to form the gospel group JOY; his work 1-17 led to a Grammy nomination for the title song of the album "If You 1-18 Move Yourself, God Can Have His Way"; now, therefore, be it 1-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-20 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Hanq Neal on his selection 1-21 as an Outstanding Texan Award Winner by the Texas Legislative Black 1-22 Caucus; and, be it further 1-23 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 1-24 him as an expression of the greatest respect of the Texas Senate. 2-1 Ellis 2-2 ______________________________________ 2-3 President of the Senate 2-4 I hereby certify that the above 2-5 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-6 on April 16, 1997. 2-7 ______________________________________ 2-8 Secretary of the Senate 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 Member, Texas Senate