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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Govan of Duncanville is receiving the 2013 |
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Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 from the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus on February 26, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Employed by the Oncor electric delivery company for |
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two decades, Kenneth Govan has served as area manager for customer |
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operations in southern Dallas and northern Ellis Counties for |
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nearly 10 years; he represents the company in the community and |
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works closely with elected officials, civic and professional |
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organizations, and other businesses; Mr. Govan previously served |
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the company in Northeast Tarrant County and was named to a "Who's |
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Who" of the region by the Dallas Morning News; and |
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WHEREAS, This public-spirited citizen has shared his time and |
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talents with a host of organizations; a graduate of Leadership |
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Dallas and Leadership Southwest, he served on the board of the |
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latter organization from 2005 to 2007; in 2010, he chaired the Best |
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Southwest partnership, which promotes the economic, legislative, |
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and educational well-being of southwest Dallas County and northern |
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Ellis County, and he is currently a member of the board of directors |
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of the Cedar Hill Economic Development Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Govan chaired the board of directors of the |
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DeSoto Chamber of Commerce, served on the executive committee of |
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the Cedar Hill chamber, and is set to chair the Lancaster area |
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chamber in 2014; he has contributed to the education foundations of |
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Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster and was named the DeSoto |
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Independent School District's Volunteer of the Year in 2007; |
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moreover, he helped to establish the region's Big Brothers Big |
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Sisters chapter and holds a seat on the steering committee of the |
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African American Leadership Society for the United Way of |
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Metropolitan Dallas; he received an award for his community service |
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from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1406; and |
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WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Mr. Govan graduated from Jarvis |
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Christian College with a degree in accounting and earned a master's |
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degree in business administration from Dallas Baptist University in |
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1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Citizens benefit each day from the contributions of |
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those civic leaders who improve the quality of life in their |
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communities, and House District 111 is indeed fortunate to have |
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passionate and engaged residents like Kenneth Govan; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kenneth Govan on his receipt of a |
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2013 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black |
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Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Govan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |