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1-1 WHEREAS, The year 2001 is starting off as a banner year for
1-2 our distinguished colleague, the Honorable Helen Giddings, as in
1-3 its May 2001 issue, Ebony magazine named Ms. Giddings to its list
1-4 of the "100+ Most Influential Black Americans"; she has been
1-5 featured in Jet, Black Enterprise, Eclipse magazines, she is being
1-6 honored by the National Women of Achievement for excelling in her
1-7 profession and her contributions to her community, and she will be
1-8 receiving the Trailblazers award from the South Dallas Club of the
1-9 National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women; and
1-10 WHEREAS, A member of the Texas House of Representatives since
1-11 1993, Ms. Giddings has ably served the constituents of District 109
1-12 and indeed all Texans throughout her outstanding tenure in the
1-13 house; currently in her fifth term as a state representative, she
1-14 presently shares her considerable insight and expertise as a valued
1-15 member of the house appropriations, business and industry, and
1-16 administration committees; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Ms. Giddings is a lifelong resident of Dallas County
1-18 and was an executive with a major retailer for a decade before
1-19 taking on the position of executive director of Leadership
1-20 Development at the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, where she
1-21 was responsible for such programs as Leadership Dallas, Opportunity
1-22 Dallas, Direction Dallas, and Dallas State of the Arts; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Ms. Giddings was then employed as executive director
1-24 of the Dallas Alliance for three years, after which in 1989 she
2-1 founded Multiplex, Inc., a food and beverage concessions company
2-2 for which she serves as president; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Her professional and civic affiliations include
2-4 serving as president of the National Order of Women Legislators, as
2-5 a board member of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce and Parkland
2-6 Hospital Foundation, as second vice president of the Texas
2-7 Legislative Black Caucus, as a member of Dallas Summit, and on the
2-8 Board of Visitors of the University of North Texas; moreover, she
2-9 has been active in the past with the African American Museum, the
2-10 Dallas Transit Board, the Texas State Bar Grievance Committee,
2-11 United Way, Red Cross, the Dallas Historical Society, Dallas
2-12 Assembly, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and other organizations
2-13 too numerous to mention; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Through the years, Ms. Giddings has worked to bring
2-15 about positive change in Dallas County and the Lone Star State, and
2-16 her substantial civic contributions have undoubtedly earned her the
2-17 gratitude and respect of her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-19 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Helen Giddings and
2-20 applaud her for her impressive record of achievements; and, be it
2-21 further
2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-23 prepared for Ms. Giddings as an expression of high regard by the
2-24 Texas House of Representatives.
Edwards
Laney Goolsby Miller
Alexander Gray Moreno of Harris
Allen Green Moreno of El Paso
Averitt Grusendorf Morrison
Bailey Gutierrez Mowery
Berman Haggerty Naishtat
Bonnen Hamric Najera
Bosse Hardcastle Nixon
Brimer Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hawley Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Heflin Olivo
Burnam Hilbert Pickett
Callegari Hilderbran Pitts
Capelo Hill Puente
Carter Hinojosa Ramsay
Chavez Hochberg Rangel
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna of Bexar
Clark Hope Reyna of Dallas
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook Howard Sadler
Corte Hunter Salinas
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Shields
Craddick Janek Smith
Crownover Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Danburg Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Solomons
Davis of Dallas Junell Swinford
Delisi Keel Talton
Denny Keffer Telford
Deshotel King of Parker Thompson
Driver King of Uvalde Tillery
Dukes Kitchen Truitt
Dunnam Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Dutton Krusee Turner of Harris
Edwards Kuempel Uher
Ehrhardt Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Eiland Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Elkins Longoria Walker
Ellis Luna West
Farabee McCall Williams
Farrar McClendon Wilson
Flores McReynolds Wise
Gallego Madden Wohlgemuth
Garcia Marchant Wolens
George Martinez Fischer Woolley
Geren Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
Goodman Merritt
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1001 was adopted by the House on May
18, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House