1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 911 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud 1-4 to join the citizens of Waco and McLennan County in honoring 1-5 Paul and Jane Meyer for their benevolence to their community, 1-6 state, nation, and the world; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Having established a rich tradition of commitment, 1-8 encouragement, and financial support of education with the Passport 1-9 to Success Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have afforded every 1-10 student in McLennan County an opportunity for post-secondary 1-11 education; and 1-12 WHEREAS, With an initial gift of $5 million on May 21, 1988, 1-13 the foundation has provided financial assistance to over 500 1-14 students who might otherwise not have been able to pursue a 1-15 college education; and 1-16 WHEREAS, By setting such an extraordinary example with their 1-17 Passport for Success, there is now a combined community effort 1-18 through the Waco Foundation for marshaling community resources 1-19 to help at-risk youth and an early childhood education program 1-20 for disadvantaged children has been established thereby augmenting 1-21 further community support; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Understanding that having quality teachers is 2-2 the bedrock for receiving a quality education, they endowed three 2-3 professorships at Baylor University; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Their generosity knows no bounds, and they have 2-5 given unselfishly of their time and money for the furtherance of 2-6 education throughout the world and provided leadership training 2-7 in third world countries; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Paul and Jane Meyer and their family donate 2-9 more than 50 percent of their earnings from their more than 40 2-10 international companies to charitable causes; sharing their success 2-11 with the economically disadvantaged has earned them recognition 2-12 around the world and they are exemplary role models for all to 2-13 follow; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-15 76th Legislature, hereby commend Paul and Jane Meyer for their 2-16 extremely generous contributions to the improvement of the quality 2-17 of life through education; and, be it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-19 them as an expression of the deep gratitude and high regard of the 2-20 Texas Senate. 2-21 Sibley 2-22 Armbrister Gallegos Nixon 2-23 Barrientos Harris Ogden 2-24 Bernsen Haywood Ratliff 2-25 Bivins Jackson Shapiro 2-26 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-27 Cain Lucio Truan 2-28 Carona Luna Wentworth 3-1 Duncan Madla West 3-2 Ellis Moncrief Whitmire 3-3 Fraser Nelson Zaffirini 3-4 Perry, President of the Senate 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 President of the Senate 3-7 I hereby certify that the above 3-8 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-9 on May 13, 1999. 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Secretary of the Senate 3-12 ______________________________________ 3-13 Member, Texas Senate