By Giddings H.R. No. 631 77R10068 JKB-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Bernestine Singley of Duncanville has been chosen by 1-2 the Texas Legislative Black Caucus to receive an Outstanding Texan 1-3 Award for her significant contributions in the professional field, 1-4 and it is a privilege to honor her at this time; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Well-respected throughout her community as a lawyer, 1-6 manager, trainer, executive coach, and consultant, Mrs. Singley 1-7 founded STRAIGHTALK, a company that offers legal, administrative, 1-8 and corporate planning services to struggling companies and 1-9 organizations, more than a decade ago; her clients are fortunate to 1-10 benefit from her wealth of personal and professional knowledge, 1-11 drawn from 25 years of successful business experiences, and her 1-12 pragmatic, efficient, and fiscally prudent approach to business; 1-13 and 1-14 WHEREAS, This woman of many talents is also an accomplished 1-15 author, who won a coveted residency at one of the nation's most 1-16 prestigious artist communities, The MacDowell Colony, and while 1-17 there was named the 1997-1998 DeWitt Wallace Fellow; she is 1-18 currently editing The Book of Race Revelations, an anthology of 1-19 original personal essays on race, which is due to be released in 1-20 the spring of 2002; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mrs. Singley, who grew up in public housing in 1-22 Charlotte, North Carolina, earned law degrees from both the 1-23 University of Florida College of Law and Harvard Law School before 1-24 embarking on her remarkable career path; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Consistently demonstrating the dedication and 2-2 strength of will essential for success in her profession, this 2-3 notable individual has garnered the respect of her family, her 2-4 friends, community leaders, and others throughout the state; in 2-5 light of this, it is most fitting to recognize Bernestine Singley's 2-6 many achievements as she receives this most recent award; now, 2-7 therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatvies of the 77th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby congratulate Bernestine Singley on her receipt 2-10 of the Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black 2-11 Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes in all of her future 2-12 endeavors; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for her as an expression of high regard by the Texas House 2-15 of Representatives.