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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Raleigh K. Roussell retired as president and CEO of |
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TEXO in December 2012, concluding an exceptional career in the |
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commercial building industry that spanned nearly half a century; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roussell served for more than four decades with |
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TEXO, today the largest commercial contractors association in Texas |
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and one of the largest groups affiliated with the national |
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Associated Builders and Contractors and The Associated General |
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Contractors of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, from 1968 to 1971, Mr. Roussell |
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served on the staff of the Dallas chapter of the Associated General |
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Contractors; after leaving for a time to work for one of the |
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organization's members, he returned to lead the Dallas AGC in 1976; |
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over the ensuing years, he continued to guide the staff as the |
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Dallas AGC merged with the Fort Worth AGC and then, in 2009, as that |
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organization joined with the North Texas chapter of Associated |
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Builders and Contractors to form TEXO; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has received a number of honors |
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for his outstanding work in behalf of his industry, including |
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induction into the Contractors Hall of Fame at Texas A&M University |
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and designation as an Honorary Life Member of the American |
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Institute of Architects; he has also earned the SIR Award from the |
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Associated General Contractors, the Industry Lifetime Achievement |
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Award from the Associated Schools of Construction, and the |
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Chairman's Award from the Black Contractors Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community as well, Mr. Roussell has |
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contributed to area development as a member of the Dallas 2000 |
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Planning Committee and the Mayor's Task Force on Downtown Dallas; |
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his involvement with the Dallas Youth Services Corps Board, |
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Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, American Heart Association, and |
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Spring Valley Athletic Association has touched many lives, and he |
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has further given back as a member of the Texas A&M University Board |
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of Visitors and Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roussell has been blessed with the support of a |
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loving family, which includes his wife of 48 years, Judith Hermann |
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Roussell, his two children, and his five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Raleigh Roussell has made an immeasurable |
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contribution to the commercial building industry in Texas, and he |
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may reflect with justifiable pride on his many accomplishments as |
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he looks forward to the next chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Raleigh K. Roussell on his distinguished career as the |
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chief executive of TEXO and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mr. Roussell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the House on April |
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10, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was adopted by the Senate on |
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April 24, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |