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H.R. No. 906
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Cecil Howard Green, a founder of Texas Instruments
and a major educational and medical philanthropist, passed away on
April 11, 2003, at the age of 102; and
WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman was born in Whitefield,
England, on August 6, 1900, and he moved with his family to Canada
as a youth; he graduated from the University of British Columbia and
went on to earn a master's degree in electrical engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1924; and
WHEREAS, After working in various fields, Mr. Green joined
the staff of Geophysical Service, Inc., (GSI) in Dallas in 1932 as a
seismographic field crew chief, during which time he explored for
oil in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana; nine years later, he joined
with three other men to purchase GSI; and
WHEREAS, Renamed Texas Instruments in 1951, the company
evolved into an international leader in microelectronics, earning
approximately $8.4 billion annually and employing more than 40,000
people in 30 countries; having served as the president and vice
president of this expansive company for many years, Mr. Green won
widespread respect and admiration for his insight and business
savvy; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Green was married to the former Ida Mabelle
Flansburgh from 1926 until her passing in 1986, and over the years
the couple gave generously to a host of noteworthy institutions in
the United States as well as in Britain, Canada, and Australia;
their contributions have assisted in the creation of 50 academic,
medical, and civic buildings, 20 instructional and research
facilities, and 28 endowed chairs in 15 institutions; and
WHEREAS, For his efforts, Mr. Green has been awarded more
than a dozen honorary degrees, including a doctorate of science
from Oxford University, and he was granted honorary knighthood by
Queen Elizabeth II in 1991; and
WHEREAS, Cecil Howard Green was a man of integrity,
compassion, and vision, and while he will be greatly missed, the
legacy he leaves behind will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Cecil Howard Green and
extend sincere sympathy to his friends and loved ones; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives
adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Cecil Howard Green.
Goolsby
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 906 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 6, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House