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By:  McClendon                                                    H.R. No. 107



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On July 1, 2003, Cleve Freeman retired from his 
position with the Southern California Gas Company, drawing to a 
close an illustrious career in business that has spanned nearly 35 
years; and
	WHEREAS, This Conroe native is a graduate of Booker T. 
Washington, where he served not only as senior class president but 
also as the captain of the basketball, baseball, and track teams; 
following his graduation in 1965, he attended Prairie View A&M 
University and later moved to California to pursue further 
professional development and to establish himself as a manager of 
note in the energy industry; and
	WHEREAS, In 1987, Mr. Freeman embarked on a secondary career 
as a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) 
and today works as a community relations specialist, fostering 
improved communications between the force and the Hispanic and 
African-American communities; a two-time recipient of the LAPD 
Reserve Officer of the Year award, he was the first cochair of the 
77th Precinct Community Police Advisory Board; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Freeman has given generously of his time and 
resources to promote positive change in his community; in addition 
to cofounding Hyde Park Organizational Partnerships for 
Empowerment (HOPE), he helped launch the first youth soccer program 
in South Central Los Angeles and today works with the American Youth 
Soccer Organization as a regional commissioner and National 
Development Commission board member; he has been profiled by CNN, 
Nightline, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has spoken at 
numerous conferences and events around the world; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding individual has truly made the world 
a better place in which to live, work, and raise a family; having 
retired from the world of business, he now looks forward to writing 
new chapters in his extraordinary life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Cleve L. 
Freeman, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement and extend to him 
best wishes for continued happiness and success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Freeman as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.