Bill Text: TX HR2023 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Michael W. Ashley of Houston on his induction into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR2023 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2023-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2023 |
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WHEREAS, Michael W. Ashley of Houston is being inducted into | ||
the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of | ||
Fame at the association's annual fund-raising banquet on July 23, | ||
2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, An outstanding athlete from an early age, Mr. Ashley | ||
was a star football player for Kashmere High School; between 1958 | ||
and 1962, he earned awards as an all-city, all-district, and | ||
all-state halfback; he was named most valuable player at the city | ||
and district championships in 1961, and in 2008, he was inducted | ||
into the Kashmere Gardens Football Hall of Fame; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Ashley went on to attend Southern University in | ||
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Texas Southern University; a | ||
businessman in Houston since 1968, he is the owner of Mr. A's The | ||
Club, and he is a former member of the advisory board of the | ||
Kashmere Gardens Community Development Corporation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his endeavors, Mr. Ashley has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Mattie Rodgers Ashley, and his sons, | ||
Dewayne, Keith, and Kenneth, and he is devoted to his | ||
grandchildren, Meghan, Michael, Ashley, Kyle, and Taylor, and his | ||
great-grandson, Quinton, as well as to his mother, Mrs. Cleo | ||
Ashley, who is celebrating her 100th birthday on May 20, 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, The achievements of Michael Ashley on the football | ||
field continue to inspire his family, friends, and fellow alumni of | ||
Kashmere High School, and he is indeed deserving of special | ||
recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael W. Ashley on his induction | ||
into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association | ||
Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Ashley as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Dutton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2023 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||