H.R. No. 2840

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and
	talents to benefit their fellow citizens make the world a better
	place through their actions and their example, and James A.
	Washington of Dallas is being recognized for his exceptional
	community service by being named a recipient of a 2015 Profiles in
	Leadership Award; and
	WHEREAS, Jim Washington graduated with a bachelor's degree in
	English and instructional media from Southern University and A&M
	College in Baton Rouge in 1971 and subsequently earned a master's
	degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin in 1973 as a
	Danforth Fellow; he additionally served in the Woodrow Wilson
	National Fellowship Foundation's Administrative Internship Program
	for developing colleges; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Washington worked in public relations for the
	Dallas Ballet and the American Heart Association before founding
	Focus Communications Group in 1980; nine years later, he became
	co-owner of one of the largest African American weekly newspapers
	in North Texas, the Dallas Weekly, which he currently oversees as
	chief executive officer; he is also president and general manager
	of the Atlanta Voice in Georgia; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Washington has
	served as an advisor to the Citizens Charter Review Committee, the
	Census Education Committee, and the American Red Cross Public
	Education Committee, and he has held appointments to the mayor's
	task forces on child care, youth services, and Fair Park; he has
	further distinguished himself through service on the boards of
	directors of numerous organizations, including the Oak Cliff,
	Dallas Black, and Greater Dallas Chambers of Commerce, the Dallas
	Theater Center, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the Dallas
	Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Dallas Citizens Council, the
	United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and the National Newspaper
	Publishers Association; moreover, he has chaired the Fair Park
	Merchants Association and cochaired the Dallas Together Forum, and
	he has sat on advisory committees of the Dallas Opera, the Dallas
	Independent School District, Guaranty Federal Bank, and
	NationsBank; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of his civic involvement,
	Mr. Washington was named the 1986 Man of the Year by the Dallas
	Metropolitan Club of the National Association of Negro Business and
	Professional Women's Clubs and was presented with a 1985 Quest for
	Success Award by the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce; he has also
	been honored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The Links,
	Incorporated, the United Way, the Dallas Independent School
	District, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, the Daniel
	"Chappie" James Learning Center, the NAACP, and radio stations KKDA
	and KRLD; and
	WHEREAS, The strength and unity of our cities are enhanced by
	the devoted efforts of individuals such as Jim Washington, whose
	tireless work has contributed immeasurably to the quality of life
	in Dallas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate James A. Washington on his receipt
	of a 2015 Profiles in Leadership Award and commend him on his
	exemplary record of civic engagement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Washington as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Giddings
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2840 was adopted by the House on May 18,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House