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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Having demonstrated great promise as a student and |
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citizen, Jonathan-Blake Flemings is being recognized at the |
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Reginald Keith Guillory Scholarship/Academic Awards Luncheon on |
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April 14, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, This gathering is honoring 16 students in grades 5 |
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through 12 who have distinguished themselves through their academic |
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pursuits and civic involvement; the awards pay tribute to the |
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memory of Reginald Keith Guillory, a student, musician, and member |
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of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Houston, whose tragic death in |
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an auto accident at age 18 prompted area residents to create a |
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scholarship fund; and |
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WHEREAS, A most deserving recipient of this honor, Jonathan |
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Flemings is the 16-year-old son of Charles and Valorie Flemings and |
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the grandson of the Reverend O. D. and Bennie Baker; he is an |
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11th-grade student at S. P. Waltrip High School and a member of |
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Faithful Central Missionary Baptist Church, where he participates |
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in the Youth Choir and the Youth Department; he is also a volunteer |
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at the Wesley Elementary School After School Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Flemings is a member of the National Honor |
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Society and has been listed in Who's Who Among American High School |
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Students; he has taken part in the California Scholarship |
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Federation, Top Teens of America, and People to People Student |
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Ambassador programs; in addition to being president of the Black |
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Student Union, he has also been the Palos Verdes High School |
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Associative Student Body commissioner at large, a student council |
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representative, and a youth and government team member; and |
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WHEREAS, This fine young Texan is a source of tremendous |
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pride to his family and teachers, and it is a pleasure to recognize |
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Jonathan Flemings as an exemplary member of the community whose |
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many achievements foretell a bright 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 Jonathan-Blake Flemings on being a |
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2007 honoree of the Reginald Keith Guillory Scholarship/Academic |
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Awards Luncheon and extend to him best wishes for additional |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Flemings as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |