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79R6831 MAM-D

By:  Wong                                                         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.