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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lew N. Little, Jr., of Austin is celebrating his |
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57th birthday on April 24, 2013, and this occasion provides a |
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welcome opportunity to honor this accomplished businessman; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Capital City, Mr. Little |
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earned his bachelor's degree in marketing and his MBA from The |
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University of Texas; he began a notable career in banking in 1981, |
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working first with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston and later with |
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Bank of America in Austin, where he served as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Little went on to lead Capstar Partners, LLC, |
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before cofounding Harden Healthcare in 2001; in only a decade, he |
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helped the venture to become one of the largest Austin-based |
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privately held companies, generating $800 million in revenue in |
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2011 alone; today, the group offers home health, hospice care, |
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private duty, assisted living, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation |
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services to more than 40,000 patients in 14 states; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected in the business community, Mr. Little has |
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earned the title of Entrepreneur of the Year in Austin from Ernst & |
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Young; he currently serves as chair of the Greater Austin Chamber of |
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Commerce and on the boards of the Alliance for Home Health Quality |
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and Innovation, Andrew Harper Travel, ECG Foundation, and the |
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Austin Community Foundation; he has also led the Austin chapter of |
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the World Presidents Organization and contributed to the Texas |
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Business Leadership Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Lew Little may reflect with pride on an outstanding |
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record of professional achievement, and it is indeed fitting to |
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recognize him for 57 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lew N. Little, Jr., of Austin on |
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his 57th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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. Little as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1626 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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