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1-1 WHEREAS, Johnny Wallace of Cedar Hill is being honored as an
1-2 Outstanding Texan for his many positive contributions to his
1-3 community by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus at its conference,
1-4 which is being held in Austin on March 14-16, 2001; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A dedicated business leader, Mr. Wallace graduated
1-6 summa cum laude from Southridge State University with a bachelor of
1-7 arts degree in business administration and computer science; he
1-8 also earned an industrial management and marketing degree from
1-9 Purdue University; and
1-10 WHEREAS, In 1987, this notable Texan founded AmeriTex Vending
1-11 Company, a full-line vending business that provides a variety of
1-12 food and beverage services; as company president, Mr. Wallace has
1-13 expanded sales by 400 percent and developed the Excellence in Sales
1-14 training course; operating from a new 17,000-square-foot complex,
1-15 he and his 10 employees cater to numerous clients, including EDS,
1-16 GTE, TXU, Richland College, and the City of Dallas; and
1-17 WHEREAS, In addition to creating a successful business
1-18 enterprise, Mr. Wallace has been active with numerous professional
1-19 and civic organizations, including the Dallas Chamber of Commerce,
1-20 the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the Cedar Hill Chamber of
1-21 Commerce, the National Automatic Merchandising Association, and the
1-22 New Image Business Association; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace has also participated in the DFW
1-24 Minority Business Development Council and served on the boards of
2-1 the Texas Merchandising Vending Association, Leadership Dallas
2-2 Southwest, and Leadership Arts; and
2-3 WHEREAS, He devoted his time and energy in reaching out to
2-4 the area's youth as an active member of the Best Southwest Scholars
2-5 program, which motivates students to perform well in school, and as
2-6 a member of the advisory board to the Duncanville Board of
2-7 Education; and
2-8 WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Wallace was duly recognized as
2-9 "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Best Southwest Small Business
2-10 Development Council; three years later, he was designated the TU
2-11 Electric Golden Star Supplier and received the "Quest for Success"
2-12 entrepreneur award; moreover, the Plano Chamber of Commerce named
2-13 him the 1996 Minority Supplier of the Year; and
2-14 WHEREAS, A successful business owner and community leader,
2-15 Mr. Wallace is truly an Outstanding Texan who is most deserving of
2-16 special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-18 Legislature hereby commend Johnny Wallace for his exemplary
2-19 professional and civic achievements and congratulate him on his
2-20 receipt of an Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative
2-21 Black Caucus; and, be it further
2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-23 prepared for Mr. Wallace as an expression of high regard by the
2-24 Texas House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 390 was adopted by the House on March
15, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House