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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 671
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
 1-4     of Houston in bidding farewell to a beloved local radio executive,
 1-5     Ernest Jackson, Jr.; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Vice president and general manager at both KMJQ
 1-7     Majic 102 and KBXX 97.9 The Box, Ernie will be retiring on
 1-8     April 30, 2001; his departure marks the beginning of his ambitious
 1-9     community service undertaking to create a charitable foundation for
1-10     AIDS; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Ernie's foundation, to be called Project WAVE or
1-12     War Against the Virus Escalating, will build upon the success of an
1-13     HIV/AIDS screening campaign begun by his Houston radio stations in
1-14     1999, when almost 4,000 predominately African American Houstonians
1-15     came to be tested for AIDS and HIV in exchange for free concert
1-16     tickets; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Ernie's program, which will continue after his
1-18     departure, was regarded as a resounding success and earned high
1-19     praise from Steven L. Walker, the HIV Prevention Program manager
1-20     for the Houston Health Department; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Ernie will leave Houston for New York, where city
1-22     health officials and the New York City mayor's office have asked
 2-1     him to launch his campaign; Boston, Los Angeles, and Cleveland
 2-2     will also participate in Project WAVE; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Named by Radio Ink as one of the Top 25 Most
 2-4     Successful African Americans in Radio, Ernie has accumulated great
 2-5     professional success; his work to prevent AIDS in America's urban
 2-6     centers has now garnered him a reputation as a distinguished
 2-7     philanthropist; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-9     77th Legislature, hereby bid farewell to its longtime citizen
2-10     Ernest Jackson, Jr., and wish him best of luck with Project WAVE;
2-11     and, be it further
2-12           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-13     Ernie as an expression of high esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-14                                                                   Ellis
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2-16                                          President of the Senate
2-17                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-18                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-19                                  on April 5, 2001.
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2-21                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-22                                  ______________________________________
2-23                                           Member, Texas Senate