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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, J. Michael Duncan, Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha |
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Order, has rendered exceptional service to that fraternal |
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organization, and he is indeed worthy of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Duncan has held the post of Knight Commander |
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since 2007, and in this role he fulfills the duties of national |
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president and chairman of the board for a fraternity that has 131 |
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chapters and approximately 145,000 members; under his guidance, the |
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Order has completed its most successful fund-raising campaign, |
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increased recruitment, and attained an overall national grade point |
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average of 2.86, its all-time high; moreover, during his tenure, |
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the organization has created the Knight Commander's Medal to |
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recognize undergraduates who have performed acts of courage and |
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heroism, and it has established new undergraduate and alumni |
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chapters; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Duncan was initiated into Delta Kappa Chapter of |
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KA while an undergraduate at Stephen F. Austin State University in |
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1969, and by 1972 he was serving as the chapter's president, or "No. |
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I"; since assuming alumnus status, he has also served as the Henry |
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J. Mikell Province Commander for 15 years and assisted in the |
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development of the Number I's Leadership Institute, which he |
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currently directs as dean; in recognition of his dedication to the |
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Order and his personal achievements, he has been inducted into 12 |
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Courts of Honor, and he is the recipient of the Knight Commander's |
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Accolade, the highest individual award that a Kappa Alpha alumnus |
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can receive; and |
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WHEREAS, While giving generously of his time and talents to |
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assist Kappa Alpha, this esteemed Texan has also forged a |
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distinguished career in law enforcement and security consulting; |
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his first post was with the Arlington Police Department, which he |
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joined in 1975; four years later he became a special agent with the |
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Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service, |
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where he served until he joined the U.S. Department of Justice, |
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in 1985; he |
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retired from the ATF as a senior special agent in 2007; among the |
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tributes he garnered during those years were the ATF Distinguished |
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Service Award and Hostile Action Award and three U.S. Treasury |
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Special Act Awards; Mr. Duncan currently owns and operates a |
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security and private investigation firm; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Duncan is the devoted husband of Donna Duncan |
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and the proud father of U.S. Air Force Captain Chris Duncan, a |
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member of Epsilon Delta Chapter at Texas A&M University; in his free |
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time, he enjoys golfing and karate, a sport in which he holds a |
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third-degree black belt; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his long association with Kappa Alpha |
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Order, Mike Duncan has worked to foster the highest standards of |
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excellence and to enhance the great capacity of the Order to enrich |
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the lives of its members, and countless young men have benefited |
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from the commitment and enthusiasm he has brought to all of his |
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endeavors in the fraternity's behalf; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Mike Duncan for his outstanding service |
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as Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Duncan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hilderbran |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1602 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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