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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Polly and Murry Bowden of Houston have been named |
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the recipients of the Alice Graham Baker Crusader Award by |
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Neighborhood Centers in recognition of their philanthropic |
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leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1907, Neighborhood Centers is today a |
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network of more than 60 service sites that benefit emerging |
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neighborhoods in 48 counties across Texas; the organization named |
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its most prestigious award after its esteemed founder; and |
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WHEREAS, Murry Bowden is chair and chief executive officer of |
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Hanover Company, a real estate investment firm that specializes in |
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the development of multifamily residential properties; highly |
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engaged in civic life, he has given generously of his time and |
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expertise not only to Neighborhood Centers, but also to United Way |
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of Greater Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, Holocaust Museum |
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Houston, the National Football Foundation, and the College Football |
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Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in West Texas, Mr. Bowden is a graduate of |
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Dartmouth College and The University of Texas School of Law; he was |
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inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 and was |
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honored by the Ivy Football Association in 2011 as an Ivy League |
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graduate who has become a leader in his profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Polly Bowden grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and |
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completed her bachelor's degree in journalism at the University of |
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Colorado before going on to study at the Art Institute of Houston; a |
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sustaining member of the Junior League of Houston, she chaired the |
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organization's first Habitat for Humanity building project; she has |
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also volunteered extensively for the Kinkaid School, |
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CHI-St. Luke's Friends of Nursing, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the |
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Houston--Bayou Bend Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their many endeavors in behalf of their |
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community, Polly and Murry Bowden have contributed significantly to |
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the quality of life in Houston, and they have earned the deep |
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respect and appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 16, 2017, as Polly and Murry |
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Bowden Day and congratulate the Bowdens on their receipt of the |
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Alice Graham Baker Crusader Award from Neighborhood Centers; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Bowden as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Walle |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 353 was adopted by the House on |
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February 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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