Bill Text: TX HR1954 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending James P. Graham of Dallas for his civic leadership and volunteer work.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1954 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1954-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1954 |
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WHEREAS, For many years, James P. Graham of Dallas has given | ||
generously of his time and energy in behalf of his community; and | ||
WHEREAS, A successful independent oil and gas producer, | ||
Mr. Graham has served the Dallas Park and Recreation Board as | ||
president and as committee chair, and he is a former president of | ||
the Friends of Fair Park; he has also chaired and co-chaired the | ||
master plan development committees of White Rock Lake and Fair | ||
Park, and served as a director of the Dallas Grand Prix at Fair Park | ||
and the Dallas 2012 Olympic Bid Committee; a cofounder of the "Send | ||
a Kid to Camp" program, he has been the chair of the advisory board | ||
of CitiBeat, Inc., an inner-city youth soccer program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Graham has regularly accepted prestigious | ||
appointments from the mayor and city council of Dallas, serving as | ||
the city's sole negotiator for the contract renegotiation of the | ||
Starplex Amphitheater (now the Gexa Energy Pavilion), as chair of | ||
the World Cup Dallas 1994 Bid Committee, as co-chair of the World | ||
Cup Dallas 1994 Host Committee and the World Cup Dallas 1994 | ||
Security Task Force Committee, and as co-chair of the city's 2009 | ||
effort to bring the FIFA World Cup games back to Dallas in 2018 or | ||
2022; and | ||
WHEREAS, A former director and executive committee member of | ||
the Mountain States Legal Foundation, Mr. Graham currently serves | ||
on the board of DonamiSport, which supports the YMCA of Liberia, and | ||
as chair of the Friends of Dallas Parks; his many awards and | ||
recognitions include the Dallas All Sports Association "Big D" | ||
Award, induction into the North Texas Soccer Hall of Fame, and | ||
charter membership in the Knights of the Magnolia Society; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Tyler, Mr. Graham earned his degree in | ||
petroleum land management and finance from The University of Texas | ||
at Austin and his master's degree in business administration from | ||
Southern Methodist University; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the | ||
love and support of his wife, Pamela, and his sons, Jace and Tyler; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Communities across the Lone Star State derive great | ||
benefit from the leadership and engagement of public-spirited | ||
citizens such as Jim Graham, and this esteemed Texan may indeed take | ||
pride in all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend James P. Graham for his outstanding | ||
record of civic involvement and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Graham as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Villalba | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1954 was adopted by the House on May | ||
31, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||