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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Victor Ramon has received a 2007 Texas Christian |
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University Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Award in honor of |
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his innovative ideas and enterprising spirit; and |
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WHEREAS, The TCU youth entrepreneur program gives |
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scholarships to students currently enrolled in high school who have |
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excelled at starting and managing a business; Mr. Ramon was |
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recognized for the two successful businesses he has founded while a |
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student at Highland Park High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2002, Mr. Ramon started Highland Park Computer |
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Repair; four years later, that venture is flourishing and he is in |
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the process of becoming certified by Microsoft as a desktop support |
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technician; and |
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WHEREAS, At the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, he |
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also founded HP Tutors in order to help other students succeed in |
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difficult high school courses; his company, which pairs struggling |
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students with the school's top achievers, already has a team of 15 |
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tutors and an expanding list of satisfied clients; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted and highly motivated young Texan, Victor |
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Ramon is vice president of the student congress and a member of the |
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National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and Science |
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National Honor Society; he has also attained the rank of Eagle |
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Scout; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ramon was presented with his award, a $1,000 |
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scholarship, at a banquet held on February 12, 2007, at TCU; and |
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WHEREAS, Endowed with an ability to perceive a consumer need |
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and marshal the resources to fill it, Victor Ramon has rendered a |
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genuine service to his fellow students and to his community while |
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demonstrating an abundance of initiative, organizational skill, |
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and perseverance--qualities that clearly portend a bright and |
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rewarding future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Victor Ramon on his receipt of a |
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Texas Christian University Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year |
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Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ramon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |