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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a respected business and |
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civic leader with the death of Alex Wang, who passed away on |
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April 30, 2023, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Alex Wang was born in November 1964 in Hefei, Anhui, |
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China; after studying in the Department of Radio Electronics at the |
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University of Science and Technology of China, he began his career |
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as an assistant engineer at the Hefei Microcomputer Research |
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Institute; in 1990, he immigrated to the United States and enrolled |
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at the University of Houston, where he earned a master's degree in |
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computer science in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, The founder and president of Z & ZZ International, |
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Mr. Wang designed and maintained websites for numerous companies, |
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and he also devoted himself to the online news industry as the |
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founder and editor in chief of the World Hall of Fame network, for |
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which he wrote many Chinese-language articles that were popular |
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worldwide; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving the Chinese American community |
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in the U.S. and to promoting Chinese culture around the world, |
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Mr. Wang took an active role in helping Chinese immigrants succeed |
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in the U.S.; moreover, he held leadership roles with a number of |
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worthy organizations, serving as secretary-general of the Anhui |
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Association of Texas and as deputy executive director of the |
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Chinese Civic Center in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wang and his first wife, Zhong Zhang, were |
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blessed with a daughter, Winnie Wang; though their marriage later |
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ended, he went on to enjoy a richly rewarding union with his second |
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wife, Bo Lu, who spent many years working behind the scenes to |
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support her husband's media platform and civic endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, The loss of Alex Wang is keenly felt by the numerous |
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friends and colleagues that he made through the years as well as by |
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the countless people in Texas and beyond whose lives he forever |
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enriched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alex Wang and extend |
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sincere condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alex Wang. |