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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shallie Monroe Bey Jr. of Fort Worth made history by |
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becoming the first African American and the youngest individual to |
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serve as superintendent of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, |
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Pennsylvania; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 26, 1949, in Gary, Indiana, Mr. Bey |
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studied electrical engineering and earned a bachelor's degree from |
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Purdue University in 1971 and a master of business administration |
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degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977; from 1971 to |
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1973, he worked as an engineer for the Sun Oil Company in Toledo, |
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Ohio, before joining a Sun Oil subsidiary, the Alliance Enterprise |
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Corporation in Philadelphia, which he went on to lead as president |
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and director; in 1977, he became planning coordinator for the Sun |
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Oil location in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and was tasked with |
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overseeing the operations of six subsidiaries; he has also served |
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as a resident engineer for the Minority Introduction to Engineering |
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Program at Purdue, where he was named a Distinguished Engineering |
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Alumnus in 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bey was nominated for the prestigious position |
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of superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia by President |
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Jimmy Carter and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1976, and he held |
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the office until 1980; in that role, he was responsible for the |
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operation of the largest mint in the country; in addition, he served |
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as the industrial representative to the Office of Minority Affairs |
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and the Department of State; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman's myriad accomplishments |
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have also included serving as the keynote speaker for a 1981 Black |
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History Month luncheon held by the Washington Chapter of the |
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Association for the Study of African American Life and History; |
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Mr. Bey is a dedicated member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., |
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CityEquity, USA, Inc., and the New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist |
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Church in Fort Worth, where he has volunteered his time as a |
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business and life skills coach; in commemoration of Black History |
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Month, he was recently recognized by his church with a 2019 Stone of |
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Hope Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Shallie Bey has distinguished himself through his |
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contributions to his profession, his community, and his fellow |
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Americans, and the lifelong achievements of this remarkable |
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individual are a source of inspiration to many; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Shallie Monroe Bey Jr., the first African |
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American and the youngest ever superintendent of the U.S. Mint in |
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Philadelphia, and extend to him sincere gratitude for his public |
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service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Bey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |