Bill Text: TX HR450 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Lucious L. Williams of DeSoto on his 90th birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Reported enrolled [HR450 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR450-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 450 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of a trailblazing entrepreneur is | ||
| truly cause for celebration, and Lucious L. Williams of DeSoto | ||
| marked this significant milestone in his life on March 16, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931, Lucious | ||
| Williams grew up as the second-youngest of nine children; he joined | ||
| the Memphis Red Sox in the Negro American League as a teenager and | ||
| played second base; in 1979, while living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, | ||
| he launched an engineering company, Dikita Enterprises, using his | ||
| car as collateral for a 90-day start-up loan; four years later, he | ||
| moved his headquarters to Dallas, where his oldest daughter, Eve, | ||
| was attending college, and he persuaded her to become chief | ||
| financial officer; he is also the proud father of two other | ||
| daughters, Desiree and Sarah, and he shares a fulfilling marriage | ||
| with his wife, Rubee Manson Williams; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams skillfully guided the growth of | ||
| Dikita, which is considered the oldest African American-owned | ||
| engineering and consulting firm in North Texas; over the course of | ||
| more than four decades, it has handled a host of major projects for | ||
| such entities as Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DFW International | ||
| Airport, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the Dallas and | ||
| Lancaster Independent School Districts; it has also provided | ||
| transit planning and other services to communities across the | ||
| nation; in 2010, he handed the reins to Eve Williams, and he now | ||
| serves as chair of the board and director of government affairs; he | ||
| has given generously of his expertise as the leader of numerous | ||
| civic groups, and in his free time, he is an avid golfer; in 2018, he | ||
| was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to | ||
| know him, Lucious Williams may reflect with great satisfaction on a | ||
| lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring | ||
| him on this noteworthy occasion; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Lucious L. Williams on his 90th | ||
| birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Williams as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Sherman, Sr. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 450 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 1, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
