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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For many years, James P. Graham of Dallas has given |
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generously of his time and energy in behalf of his community; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful independent oil and gas producer, |
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Mr. Graham has served the Dallas Park and Recreation Board as |
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president and as committee chair, and he is a former president of |
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the Friends of Fair Park; he has also chaired and co-chaired the |
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master plan development committees of White Rock Lake and Fair |
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Park, and served as a director of the Dallas Grand Prix at Fair Park |
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and the Dallas 2012 Olympic Bid Committee; a cofounder of the "Send |
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a Kid to Camp" program, he has been the chair of the advisory board |
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of CitiBeat, Inc., an inner-city youth soccer program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Graham has regularly accepted prestigious |
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appointments from the mayor and city council of Dallas, serving as |
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the city's sole negotiator for the contract renegotiation of the |
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Starplex Amphitheater (now the Gexa Energy Pavilion), as chair of |
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the World Cup Dallas 1994 Bid Committee, as co-chair of the World |
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Cup Dallas 1994 Host Committee and the World Cup Dallas 1994 |
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Security Task Force Committee, and as co-chair of the city's 2009 |
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effort to bring the FIFA World Cup games back to Dallas in 2018 or |
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2022; and |
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WHEREAS, A former director and executive committee member of |
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the Mountain States Legal Foundation, Mr. Graham currently serves |
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on the board of DonamiSport, which supports the YMCA of Liberia, and |
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as chair of the Friends of Dallas Parks; his many awards and |
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recognitions include the Dallas All Sports Association "Big D" |
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Award, induction into the North Texas Soccer Hall of Fame, and |
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charter membership in the Knights of the Magnolia Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Tyler, Mr. Graham earned his degree in |
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petroleum land management and finance from The University of Texas |
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at Austin and his master's degree in business administration from |
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Southern Methodist University; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Pamela, and his sons, Jace and Tyler; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Communities across the Lone Star State derive great |
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benefit from the leadership and engagement of public-spirited |
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citizens such as Jim Graham, and this esteemed Texan may indeed take |
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pride in all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend James P. Graham for his outstanding |
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record of civic involvement and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for 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. Graham as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Villalba |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1954 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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