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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Tom Mullins, former president and CEO of the |
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Tyler Economic Development Council and the Tyler Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, is being presented with the Distinguished Citizen Good |
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Turn Award by the Boy Scouts of America's East Texas Area Council |
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on December 7, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, After previously serving as president of the |
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Minnesota Industrial Development Council, Tom Mullins became |
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head of the Tyler Economic Development Council in 1989; he took |
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the helm of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce in 1992, and from |
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1992 to 1993, he concurrently led the Northeast Texas Economic |
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Development Council, which is composed of economic development |
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professionals from a 23-county region; in 2002, he had the honor |
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of being appointed to then-Governor Rick Perry's Council on |
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Science and Biotechnology Development, and from 2004 to 2005, he |
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chaired the board of the Texas Economic Development Council; he |
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retired from his positions with the Tyler EDC and the chamber in |
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2020; and |
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WHEREAS, While being a driving force in efforts to |
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diversify the local economy, Mr. Mullins has also demonstrated a |
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steadfast commitment to education and youth development in |
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Tyler; his interest in promoting educational opportunities has |
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led him to support the growth of The University of Texas at Tyler |
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and Tyler Junior College, which in turn has helped ensure that |
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the city has had the workforce needed to meet the challenges of |
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the future; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past three decades, Tom Mullins has |
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personified the qualities of character and good citizenship that |
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are championed by the Boy Scouts of America, and he may indeed |
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take pride in all that he has accomplished in behalf of his |
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community as he accepts this well-deserved honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Tom Mullins on his |
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receipt of the Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award from the Boy |
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Scouts of America's East Texas Area Council and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mullins as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |