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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1102
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
 1-4     pleasure in recognizing Don Melendez for his outstanding work
 1-5     as a member of the Sun Bowl Association; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, The Sun Bowl is a long-standing tradition in
 1-7     El Paso, which began New Year's Day in 1935, when an El Paso
 1-8     high school all-star team defeated a team from Ranger, Texas;
 1-9     and
1-10           WHEREAS, The game was originally played to raise funds
1-11     for improvements to the El Paso High School stadium and to
1-12     help underprivileged children; the next year, however, the
1-13     event featured college football teams; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Today, the Sun Bowl is one of the oldest bowls
1-15     in the nation, and CBS Sports will broadcast the 2001 game
1-16     for the 34th consecutive year; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Don Melendez is a native El Pasoan; he holds a
1-18     bachelor of business administration degree in finance from
1-19     The University of Texas at Austin and has also served in the
1-20     United States Marine Corps; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Don holds the position as executive vice president
1-22     and chief operating officer at Wells Fargo Bank; he has served
 2-1     the Sun Bowl Association as the 1999-2000 president and as the
 2-2     1997-1998 executive vice president; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, The El Paso Collaborative for Community and
 2-4     Economic Development, the board of Project Amistad of the
 2-5     League of United Latin American Citizens, and the Chamber of
 2-6     Commerce Government Legislative Committee are but three examples
 2-7     of the many other community organizations which Don serves; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, Don Melendez has played a vital role in carrying
 2-9     on the grand occasion of El Paso's Sun Bowl games; for his
2-10     generous work on behalf of the Sun Bowl Association and for his
2-11     commitment to his community, he is worthy of legislative
2-12     commendation; now, therefore, be it
2-13           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-14     77th Legislature, hereby recognize Don Melendez for his valuable
2-15     contributions to the Sun Bowl Association; and, be it further
2-16           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-17     him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
2-18                                                               Shapleigh
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2-20                                          President of the Senate
2-21                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-22                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-23                                  on May 18, 2001.
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2-25                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-26                                  ______________________________________
2-27                                           Member, Texas Senate