H.R. No. 180



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, January 24, 2003, marked a milestone in the life of 
Thomas Samuel Dawson of Alvin, for on that day he celebrated his 
70th birthday; and
	WHEREAS, Born January 24, 1933, this Alabama native was 
reared in Excel, which was also home to his cousin, Leroy Jordan, 
the famous Dallas Cowboy linebacker; he graduated from Excel High 
School and after serving two years in the armed forces was hired by 
Chemstrand, a subsidiary of the Monsanto Chemical Company; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Dawson's new employer had the foresight to move 
a fine man to a great state and transferred him to Alvin, Texas, to 
supervise the startup of a new project, the Chocolate Bayou Plant; 
and
	WHEREAS, This notable gentleman has been successful in his 
professional pursuits not only as a supervisor for Monsanto for 27 
years but also as the proprietor of his own firm, Technical 
Inspection Services, for 17 years; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Dawson has been blessed with a loving family, 
which includes his devoted wife of 38 years, State Representative 
Glenda Dawson, his daughter, Delilah, and his two beautiful 
grandchildren, Lauren and Dawson; and
	WHEREAS, With his recent birthday, Tommy Dawson has 
successfully completed 70 years of living with the tenacity of a 
bulldog while excelling in his roles as husband, father, 
grandfather, friend, and businessman; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Tommy Dawson on his 70th birthday 
and extend to him best wishes for a long life and a reminder that in 
the Book of Job the Bible promises that the latter part of his life 
will be even greater than the first part; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Dawson as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                          Dawson

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 180 was adopted by the House on March 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House