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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 700
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
 1-4     join the citizens of Houston in honoring Wayne B. Duddlesten on
 1-5     receiving the Houston Association of Realtors Hall of Fame Award;
 1-6     and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The award honors outstanding individuals who have
 1-8     made significant contributions to the Houston commercial real
 1-9     estate community; and
1-10           WHEREAS, There have been only six other realtors presented
1-11     with this honor; this select group has been chosen from the 12,000
1-12     members of the largest realtor association in the country; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Houstonian by birth, Mr. Duddlesten has always
1-14     been known for his hard work and dedication to excellence; his
1-15     illustrious career spans more than 44 years in office, retail,
1-16     hotel, and multifamily construction and development; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Under his capable leadership, the regional
1-18     advertising agency and general contracting firm that he founded
1-19     brought him much acclaim; Tex-Craft Builders was listed in Fortune
1-20     magazine's top 200 construction firms; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Mr. Duddlesten is a man of vision and foresight;
1-22     as a result of his impetus, a united effort was begun to bring
1-23     a professional basketball team to the area; in 1971, the Houston
1-24     Rockets began their first season in the newly erected Summit; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, In 1964, the Houston Chamber of Commerce named him
 2-2     "Outstanding Young Man of the Year"; in 1986 he was the recipient
 2-3     of the Anti-Defamation League's Humanitarian Award; he was a Hall
 2-4     of Fame honoree for the Houston Apartment Association in 1992; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, A well-known civic leader, Mr. Duddlesten has
 2-6     contributed his time and energy to multiple causes; a former
 2-7     board and executive committee member of the Greater Houston
 2-8     Partnership, Mr. Duddlesten was a trustee of the University of
 2-9     Houston Foundation; actively involved as a national trustee of
2-10     the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine,
2-11     he was a board member of a women's residential treatment facility,
2-12     Passages; and
2-13           WHEREAS, Well respected and valued in the business
2-14     and civic communities, this distinguished gentleman has made
2-15     invaluable contributions to his city, his state, and his country;
2-16     now, therefore, be it
2-17           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-18     76th Legislature, hereby commend Wayne B. Duddlesten on his
2-19     generosity of spirit and congratulate him for being selected
2-20     to the Houston Association of Realtors Hall of Fame; and, be
2-21     it further
2-22           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
2-23     as a token of the esteem of the Texas Senate.
2-24                                                                   Ellis
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2-26                                          President of the Senate
2-27                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-28                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-1                                  on April 21, 1999.
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 3-3                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-5                                           Member, Texas Senate