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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Doyle Callender is retiring from his position as |
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mayor of Katy on May 12, 2007, bringing to a close an exceptional |
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tenure in public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Callender has ably upheld the |
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responsibilities of his office and brought to each of his duties his |
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characteristic integrity and dedication; and |
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WHEREAS, Doyle Callender has further given to his fellow |
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Texans through more than 30 years of volunteer service; he has |
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served as chair of the Katy Economic Development Board and the Katy |
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Parks and Recreation Board and as vice chair of the Katy Charter |
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Review Commission; a former president and current member of the |
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Katy Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Rotary Club of Katy, he |
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has shared his expertise with the Amegy Bank of Texas Community |
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Advisory Board, the Katy Independent School District KEYS Mentors |
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program, and the Katy Area Economic Development Council Board of |
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Governors; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his many notable contributions to |
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the community, Mr. Callender has been named the Greater Katy |
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Citizen of the Year; he was also the recipient of the Katy VFW Post |
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Community Service Award, the Sam Walton Business Award for |
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Community and Customer Service, the Rotary International Paul |
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Harris Fellow Award, the Congressional Achievement Award, and a |
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certificate of special congressional recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Thelma Kennelly Callender and the late |
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John F. "Dude" Callender, Doyle Callender is a graduate of Lamar |
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High School in Rosenberg and Sam Houston State University, where he |
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earned a degree in criminal justice and was a member of the Alpha |
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Tau Omega fraternity; Mr. Callender operates Doyle G. Callender |
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Consulting and raises longhorns on his ranch; he was previously |
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employed as the vice president and general manager of Fort Bend |
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Telephone, where he ably served for three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 35 years, Kay, and their two sons, |
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Kyle and John, both graduates of Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, Doyle Callender has set a high standard of |
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leadership and civic involvement, and he may reflect with pride on |
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his many contributions to the citizens of Katy, both as mayor and as |
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an active community volunteer; 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 Doyle Callender on the occasion of |
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his retirement as mayor of Katy and extend to him best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Callender as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |