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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 928
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In Memory |
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of |
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Michael A. Allen |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of McAllen in mourning the loss of Michael A. Allen, who |
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died August 26, 2010, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Allen was born in New Kensington, |
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Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Port Lavaca when he |
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was a young boy; he attended Saint Anthony Catholic High School |
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and the Oblate Seminary in San Antonio and entered the |
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priesthood; he originally came to McAllen to serve as priest of |
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Sacred Heart Church; and |
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WHEREAS, After leaving the priesthood and living in |
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Austin, he was named president and chief executive officer of the |
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McAllen Economic Development Corporation, where he worked to |
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strengthen relationships with Mexico, operate the McAllen |
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Foreign Trade Zone as a business, and create and maintain jobs in |
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McAllen; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Allen played a vital role in the city's |
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success and growth, helping to attract hundreds of businesses to |
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the area; he organized the Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition |
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and cofounded the Texas Border Partnership to further the |
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interests of the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, He was active in numerous area organizations and |
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received the prestigious Road Hand Award from the Texas |
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Department of Transportation, and he was named the 2006 Border |
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Texan of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and wisdom, he leaves |
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behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and |
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innumerable friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family and friends of Michael A. Allen; 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 Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Michael A. Allen. |
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Hinojosa, Lucio, Rodriguez |
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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 May 6, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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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 |