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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Dallas has greatly benefited from the |
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leadership of city council member Dwaine Richard Caraway, who has |
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served as interim mayor since February 26, 2011, and is concluding |
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his tenure in that office on June 27, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to represent Council District 4 in 2007 and |
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reelected in May 2011, Mayor Caraway strives to improve quality of |
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life in Dallas by supporting business development, economic growth, |
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and public safety; he was elected deputy mayor pro tem in 2007 and |
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mayor pro tem in 2009, and with his predecessor's decision to |
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resign, he became the second African American mayor in the city's |
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history; among his achievements as mayor is the creation of the |
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Mayor's Intern Fellows Program, which provides eight-week paid |
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internships in corporate offices for Dallas Independent School |
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District juniors and seniors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Caraway has served on the council's public |
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safety committee, and he previously served as chair of the South |
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Dallas/Fair Park Trust Fund and was a member of the Dallas/Fort |
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Worth Regional Sports Commission Advisory, the Dallas Youth |
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Commission, and the Roosevelt High School Mentoring Program; a |
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former vice president of the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board, he |
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is the founder of the Grambling/Prairie View Football Classic at |
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Fair Park and has worked in behalf of the Dallas Zoo and the |
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construction of the Cedar Crest Golf Course Clubhouse, a focal |
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point for community events; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Dallas, Mayor Caraway graduated |
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from Roosevelt High School and attended Texas Southern University; |
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he is the owner of The Profile Group, an advertising and consulting |
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company; he is married to State Representative Barbara Mallory |
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Caraway, Democrat from Dallas, District 110, and he takes great |
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pride in his family, which includes step-daughter Hawaii |
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McWashington and her two daughters, Maui and Lanai; and |
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WHEREAS, Dwaine Caraway has rendered outstanding public |
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service, and his commitment to making Dallas an even better place in |
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which to live, work, and raise a family truly merits special |
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recognition; 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 Dwaine Richard Caraway for his |
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contributions to the city of Dallas and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for 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 Caraway as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |