R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, William P. Wright, Jr., of Abilene, successful
1-2 businessman, eminent civic leader, and accomplished photographer,
1-3 has contributed immeasurably to his community and to the Lone Star
1-4 State; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Wright's business accomplishments alone would
1-6 inspire respect, for he is the owner and board chairman of Western
1-7 Marketing, Inc., as well as a board member for many other companies
1-8 and the past officer of several petroleum-related organizations,
1-9 serving as president of the Texas Oil Marketers Association; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The city of Abilene has benefited tremendously from
1-11 his service as president and 12-year member of the Abilene
1-12 Independent School District Board, chairman of the Abilene Chamber
1-13 of Commerce, and founding director of the Community Foundation of
1-14 Abilene; and
1-15 WHEREAS, His leadership in educational and cultural arenas
1-16 has been equally remarkable; a trustee of Hardin-Simmons
1-17 University, he has also headed the boards of the Abilene Cultural
1-18 Affairs Council and The Abilene Fine Arts Museum, and he serves as
1-19 curator of photography for the Center for Contemporary Art; and
1-20 WHEREAS, At the state level, he has been appointed by
1-21 Governor George W. Bush to a six-year term on the Texas Commission
1-22 on the Arts, is a member of The University of Texas Press Advisory
1-23 Committee and the executive board of the Texas State Historical
1-24 Association, and is a past president of the Philosophical Society
2-1 of Texas; and
2-2 WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan appointed Mr. Wright to the
2-3 National Council for the Humanities, where he served for six years;
2-4 he presently serves as a founding director of the National Trust
2-5 for the Humanities and has served as president of the Texas Council
2-6 for the Humanities; and
2-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Wright's passion for outdoor adventure, travel,
2-8 and photography has led to his involvement with Outward Bound and
2-9 to numerous photographic expeditions around the world; the subjects
2-10 of his work have ranged from the sociocultural to natural history,
2-11 and his images have beguiled viewers at a host of group and solo
2-12 shows in the United States and abroad; and
2-13 WHEREAS, A selection of Mr. Wright's photographs will be on
2-14 view in the Capitol Extension from April 23 to April 29, 2001,
2-15 sponsored by the State Preservation Board; the exhibit is a preview
2-16 of a traveling exhibition of his work that the Texas Council for
2-17 the Humanities will present beginning in June; and
2-18 WHEREAS, This multitalented individual has published a number
2-19 of books, including several on the Big Bend of Texas and the Tigua
2-20 and Kickapoo Indians; his most recent work is People's Lives: A
2-21 Photographic Celebration of the Human Spirit, which accompanies his
2-22 exhibition of the same name; and
2-23 WHEREAS, Bill Wright has rendered incalculable service to the
2-24 people of this state through his many years of dedication to civic
2-25 endeavors and through his extensive photographic record of Texas
2-26 and its people; now, therefore, be it
2-27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
3-1 Legislature hereby honor William P. Wright, Jr., for his myriad
3-2 achievements and extend to him its deep appreciation for his
3-3 contributions to our state; and, be it further
3-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-5 prepared for Mr. Wright as an expression of high regard by the
3-6 Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
Counts
Keffer
Junell
Goolsby
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. 781 was adopted by the House on April
24, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House