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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 802
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Thurmond Bernard Woodard, who died |
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April 4, 2007, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Thurmond Woodard was born in Ocala, Florida, on |
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January 9, 1949; he graduated with a bachelor's degree in |
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accounting from Hampton University in 1970, and he pursued a |
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graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He was vice president for global diversity and |
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the chief ethics, privacy, and compliance officer for Dell, |
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Incorporated; and |
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WHEREAS, He was previously president and chief operating |
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officer for Atlanta-based R. Thomas Consulting and Training, |
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Incorporated; he also served as vice president and general |
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manager of an international division of Flexel, Incorporated, |
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and spent 17 years at Johnson Wax serving as director of finance |
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in Europe and as a general manager in the Caribbean; and |
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WHEREAS, Thurmond served on the board of trustees of |
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Huston-Tillotson University and on the boards for the |
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Ethics and Compliance |
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Officers Association, and Catalyst; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devout Christian and a member of |
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David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a |
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deacon and a Sunday school teacher and led Crown Financial |
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Ministries with his wife; and |
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WHEREAS, During his 30-year career in finance, marketing, |
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and human resources, he became a mentor, counselor, and valuable |
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friend to many individuals; he made an enduring commitment to |
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fostering a culture of respect and harmony among his peers and |
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his colleagues, and he leaves behind a legacy of inclusion and |
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collaboration; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband and father, and he will |
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continue to live in the hearts and minds of those he left behind; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Thurmond Bernard Woodard: his loving wife of |
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37 years, Suzanne; his children, Michelynn "Miki" and Derek; and |
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his sister, Towanna Comer; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it |
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do so in memory of Thurmond Bernard Woodard. |
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Ellis, Watson, West |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 23, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |