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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Admired entrepreneur, deep-sea pioneer and native |
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Texan, Victor L. Vescovo of Dallas has captured the imagination of |
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many with his remarkable adventures at the far reaches of the world; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Co-founder and managing partner of Insight Equity, |
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Mr. Vescovo retired as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2013; |
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four years later, he became the 12th American to complete the |
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Explorer's Grand Slam, summiting the tallest mountain on each |
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continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles; he then set |
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his sights on planning and completing the Five Deeps Expedition, in |
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which he piloted a submersible to the deepest point of each of the |
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world's five oceans; the stunning feats were chronicled in a |
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documentary series for the Discovery+ streaming channel; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2019, Guinness World Records recognized |
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Mr. Vescovo as the person who has covered the greatest vertical |
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distance without leaving Earth's surface; the next year, he made |
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history by descending to the bottom of the Mariana Trench multiple |
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times; in April 2021, he achieved a new goal, surveying the |
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long-lost wreckage of the USS Johnston, a Navy destroyer that sunk |
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in the pivotal Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II and is |
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resting more than four miles below the waves; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vescovo has completed more than 75 dives in his |
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submersible vehicle, and while exploring the depths of the ocean, |
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he and his team captured video footage of a number of species never |
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before seen by human eyes; among other discoveries, they observed a |
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new species of hadal snailfish, as well as a mysterious gelatinous |
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creature believed to be a stalked ascidian, otherwise known as a sea |
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squirt; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vescovo served for 20 years as a U.S. Navy |
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Reserve intelligence officer; in his business career, he built on |
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stints with Military Advantage, Lehman Brothers, and Bain & Company |
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by co-founding Insight Equity; he is chair of the boards of Meadow |
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Valley Resources, MB Precision Investment Holdings, Dustex |
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Holdings, and Virtex Holdings and serves on the boards of many other |
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companies as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his noteworthy expeditions, Victor Vescovo |
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has advanced knowledge and sparked interest in further scientific |
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exploration, and his singular achievements have earned the great |
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admiration of many; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Victor L. Vescovo for his outstanding |
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accomplishments and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Vescovo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Slaton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1118 was adopted by the House on May |
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14, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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