1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 599 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor Vinny Del Negro 1-4 of the San Antonio Spurs for his athletic accomplishments and his 1-5 many contributions to the community; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Playing college basketball at North Carolina State 1-7 University, Mr. Del Negro rose to stardom by his senior season, 1-8 when he was named to the All Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 1-9 team and was chosen as most valuable player in the ACC tournament; 1-10 and 1-11 WHEREAS, He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1-12 second round of the 1988 NBA draft and appeared in 156 games 1-13 for the Kings during the next two seasons before taking his 1-14 considerable talents to Europe; in Italy, Mr. Del Negro was 1-15 a star player for Benetton Treviso and earned most valuable 1-16 player of the Italian League Playoffs while leading his club 1-17 to the A League title; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. Del Negro joined the Spurs in 1992 and played 1-19 point guard for his first two seasons with the organization; his 1-20 exceptional accuracy from the outside enabled him to move to 1-21 the shooting guard position, where he has been a vital part of 1-22 the Spurs team; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Also active in a variety of worthy community 2-1 projects, he takes special pride in the work of the Vinny Del 2-2 Negro Endowment Fund, which aids abused youth, and he has also 2-3 teamed up with fellow Spurs player Avery Johnson to establish 2-4 The All-Star Connection 4 San Antonio, an organization whose goal 2-5 is to raise funds for local charities and schools; and 2-6 WHEREAS, In recognition of his off-the-court achievements, 2-7 he was one of five professional athletes honored by USA 2-8 Weekend with a Most Caring Athlete Award in 1994; and 2-9 WHEREAS, He has been supported in all his many endeavors by 2-10 his devoted wife, Lynn, with whom he has shared his successes and 2-11 aspirations; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Vinny Del Negro has achieved a remarkable level of 2-13 athletic success as a member of the San Antonio Spurs, and his 2-14 willingness to share the fruits of his success with members of 2-15 the community makes him truly worthy of special legislative 2-16 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 75th Legislature, hereby commend Vinny Del Negro of the San Antonio 2-19 Spurs for his exceptional accomplishments, both on the basketball 2-20 court and as a positive force in the community; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-22 prepared for Vinny Del Negro as an expression of high regard by 2-23 the Texas Senate. 2-24 Madla 2-25 Luna 2-26 Wentworth 2-27 ______________________________________ 3-1 President of the Senate 3-2 I hereby certify that the above 3-3 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-4 on April 29, 1997. 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Secretary of the Senate 3-7 ______________________________________ 3-8 Member, Texas Senate 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Member, Texas Senate 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Member, Texas Senate