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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 369
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Honorable Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., of San Francisco |
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on the auspicious occasion of his 75th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime California public servant, Mr. Brown |
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is renowned for his charisma, his inimitable personality and |
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style, and his generosity of spirit; and |
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WHEREAS, Willie Brown was born March 20, 1934, in Mineola, |
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Texas; he moved to California as a teenager and attended San |
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Francisco State University, where he earned a degree in political |
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science; he later received a law degree from the University of |
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California Hastings College of Law and became one of the first |
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African American attorneys in San Francisco, where he was also |
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very active in the civil rights movement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brown served in the California State Assembly |
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for more than 30 years, including more than 14 years as the |
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speaker of that body; in 1996, he became the first African |
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American mayor of San Francisco; as mayor, he oversaw a |
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significant increase in real estate development, public works, |
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city beautification, and other large-scale projects; a |
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courageous and compassionate leader, he worked to expand |
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services to all city residents and to create an administration |
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that reflected the city's diverse population; and |
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WHEREAS, In commemoration of his birthday, friends and |
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family are gathering in Paris, France, for a three-day |
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celebration of his 75 legendary years and of his many civic and |
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personal accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Honorable Willie Brown for his |
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decades of devoted public service and extend to him best wishes |
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for a memorable 75th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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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 March 9, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |