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79R3965 MW-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 153



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Wesley E. Hayes, Jr., celebrated his retirement as 
director of facilities at Richland College in Dallas on May 29, 
2004, after decades of service to students in Texas and in Arkansas; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hayes was a director of facilities at Philander 
Smith College, Jarvis Christian College, and Bishop College, as 
well as at Richland College, and was also a math and industrial arts 
teacher at P. L. Dunbar Jr. High; the foundation of his career was 
laid at the Tuskegee Institute, where he earned a bachelor of 
science in mechanical industries, and at East Texas State 
University, now Texas A&M University in Commerce, where he gained a 
graduate degree in industrial technology; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Arkansas to a devoutly religious 
family, Mr. Hayes has adhered to the beliefs of his faith from an 
early age; he was a Sunday school teacher and was involved with the 
youth department, scouting, and male chorus at Mount Pleasant 
Missionary Baptist Church, which was led by his father, the 
Reverend W. E. Hayes, Sr.; and
	WHEREAS, As a congregant of the Good Street Baptist Church in 
Dallas, Mr. Hayes is secretary of the board of deacons; he also is a 
member of the board of the C. A. W. Clark Community Center and 
coordinator of the Bus Ministry for Seniors; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hayes has had an impressive career and made 
innumerable contributions to his community, and he is indeed 
deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Wesley E. Hayes, Jr., on the 
occasion of his retirement from Richland College and extend to him 
best wishes for the future as he begins a new phase in his life; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Hayes as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.