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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 651
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WHEREAS, Raleigh K. Roussell retired as president and |
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chief executive officer of TEXO in December 2012, concluding an |
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exceptional career in the commercial building industry that |
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spanned nearly half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roussell served for more than four decades |
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with TEXO, today the largest commercial contractors association |
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in Texas and one of the largest groups affiliated with the |
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national Associated Builders and Contractors and The Associated |
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General 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 |
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General Contractors; after leaving for a time to work for one of |
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the organization's members, he returned to lead the Dallas |
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Associated General Contractors in 1976; over the ensuing years, |
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he continued to guide the staff as the Dallas chapter merged with |
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the Fort Worth chapter and then, in 2009, as that organization |
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joined with the North Texas chapter of Associated Builders and |
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Contractors to form TEXO; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has received a number of |
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honors for his outstanding work in behalf of his industry, |
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including induction into the Contractors Hall of Fame at Texas |
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A&M University and designation as an Honorary Life Member of the |
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American Institute of Architects; he has also earned the SIR |
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Award from the Associated General Contractors, the Industry |
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Lifetime Achievement Award from the Associated Schools of |
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Construction, and the Chairman's Award from the Black |
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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 |
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Board of Visitors and Custer Road United Methodist Church in |
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Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roussell has been blessed with the support of |
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a loving family, which includes his wife of 48 years, Judith |
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Hermann Roussell, his two children, and his five grandchildren; |
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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 |
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he may reflect with justifiable pride on his many |
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accomplishments as he looks forward to the next chapter of his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby honor Raleigh K. Roussell on his |
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distinguished career as the chief executive of TEXO and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Roussell as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 April 15, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |