R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Sanmi Akinmulero of Dallas has been chosen by the 1-2 Texas Legislative Black Caucus to receive an Outstanding Texan 1-3 Award for his significant contributions to the community; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Akinmulero will be presented with this coveted 1-5 accolade at an awards gala on March 16, 2001, where he will be 1-6 honored for his commitment to improving, developing, and enriching 1-7 the lives of his fellowman; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Chairman and CEO of GFS Capital Corp., this esteemed 1-9 gentleman has supported the fundraising efforts of such noteworthy 1-10 organizations as the North Dallas Baptist Church Youth Program, the 1-11 West Dallas Community Youth Center, and St. Phillips School in 1-12 South Dallas; in addition, he has been actively involved with the 1-13 Meals on Wheels program, the Dallas NAACP, and numerous initiatives 1-14 to benefit the homeless and disadvantaged of Texas; and 1-15 WHEREAS, He has utilized his natural leadership abilities to 1-16 benefit a host of worthwhile organizations, including the Oak Cliff 1-17 Chamber of Commerce, the South Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund Board, 1-18 and the African Chamber of Commerce Dallas-Fort Worth, Inc.; he is 1-19 also the founder of both the Ace Business Development Group and New 1-20 Image Business Associates, Inc., for which he serves as chairman 1-21 and president, respectively; and 1-22 WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Mr. Akinmulero has hosted 1-23 several informational forums and lectures, providing an opportunity 1-24 for area businesspeople to join together and share their insights 2-1 and professional observations; among his many innovative endeavors 2-2 are a weekly small business luncheon, the Minority Opportunity 2-3 Success Training program, and Owl Night; and 2-4 WHEREAS, A 1980 graduate of the Federal Government Technical 2-5 College in Nigeria, Mr. Akinmulero is a man of integrity and vision 2-6 and his inspirational dedication to the betterment of his community 2-7 is most deserving of praise; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby commend Sanmi Akinmulero for his exemplary 2-10 efforts in behalf of the citizens of Texas and congratulate him on 2-11 his receipt of an Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas 2-12 Legislative Black Caucus; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Mr. Akinmulero as an expression of high regard by the 2-15 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 403 was adopted by the House on March 15, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House