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H.R. No. 787
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Harry Gee, Jr., of Houston received the 18th Annual
Leon Jaworski Award from the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary on
March 1, 2005, for his extraordinary service to his community; and
WHEREAS, The award honors a member of the Houston Bar
Association who is civic-minded, professionally capable, socially
and culturally concerned, family-oriented, and morally and
spiritually aware; the program seeks to inform and educate the
public about the dedication of lawyers to their practice and their
community; and
WHEREAS, For three decades, Mr. Gee, of the law firm Harry Gee
and Associates, has contributed his time to numerous civic and
professional organizations; he presently serves as chair of the
American Leadership Forum and as a member of the boards or advisory
boards of the Greater Houston Partnership, the Institute of
International Education, United Way, the blood bank, JPMorgan Chase
Bank Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center, the
University of Houston Law School, the Child Abuse Prevention
Council, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority; and
WHEREAS, In the past, as a member of the executive board of
the Super Bowl Host Committee and chair of the Community Relations
Committee, Mr. Gee helped establish two youth education town
centers in Houston, with a generous donation of $3.5 million by the
NFL and the Super Bowl Host Committee; he has also served as the
president and chair of the Friends of the Houston Public Library and
helped to increase revenues from its annual book sale; for four
years, he assumed the role of president of Sister Cities of Houston,
Inc., an organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural,
educational, and economic interests between Houston and its 16
sister cities around the world; and
WHEREAS, A committed advocate of educational opportunities,
Mr. Gee was elected in 1999 as chair of the Leadership Education for
Asian Pacifics, Inc., and he has volunteered his time for countless
schools and universities; to further support higher education, his
family established a presidential scholarship in immigration law at
The University of Texas; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Harry Gee enjoys the support
of his wife, Antje, and their children, Andrew, Claudia, and Sonja;
his unyielding dedication to his community is an inspiration to all
those who are privileged to know him, and he is certainly deserving
of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Harry Gee, Jr., on his receipt of
the 18th Annual Leon Jaworski Award from the Houston Bar
Association Auxiliary and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Gee as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Wong
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 787 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House