SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 771

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize W.W. Thorne, who is being honored with an Aldine 
Community Star Award at a luncheon on May 13, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Houston,
Bill Thorne is highly respected for his outstanding work as
an educator and a community leader in the City of Aldine; and
	WHEREAS, From 1950 to 1957, he served as a schoolteacher 
with the Aldine Independent School District; he was named 
superintendent of the district in 1958, a position he held until 
1973; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Thorne took his leadership skills to the field 
of higher education in 1973, when he founded and served as the 
first president of North Harris College; he led the college until 
1982, and during the last six months of his tenure there, he 
served as president of the North Harris Montgomery Community 
College District; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Thorne was also the founder and first 
executive director of the North Houston Association and the first 
executive director of the Harris County Toll Road Authority; and
	WHEREAS, Bill Thorne has played a major role in the 
betterment of the City of Aldine, and he deserves recognition for 
his hard work and his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby commend W.W. Thorne on his exceptional 
achievements and extend congratulations to him on his selection 
for an Aldine Community Star Award; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                         Lindsay




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 7, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate