Bill Text: TX HR544 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Shallie Monroe Bey Jr. of Fort Worth, the first African American and the youngest ever superintendent of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR544 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR544-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 544 |
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WHEREAS, Shallie Monroe Bey Jr. of Fort Worth made history by | ||
becoming the first African American and the youngest individual to | ||
serve as superintendent of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, | ||
Pennsylvania; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on March 26, 1949, in Gary, Indiana, Mr. Bey | ||
studied electrical engineering and earned a bachelor's degree from | ||
Purdue University in 1971 and a master of business administration | ||
degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977; from 1971 to | ||
1973, he worked as an engineer for the Sun Oil Company in Toledo, | ||
Ohio, before joining a Sun Oil subsidiary, the Alliance Enterprise | ||
Corporation in Philadelphia, which he went on to lead as president | ||
and director; in 1977, he became planning coordinator for the Sun | ||
Oil location in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and was tasked with | ||
overseeing the operations of six subsidiaries; he has also served | ||
as a resident engineer for the Minority Introduction to Engineering | ||
Program at Purdue, where he was named a Distinguished Engineering | ||
Alumnus in 1979; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bey was nominated for the prestigious position | ||
of superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia by President | ||
Jimmy Carter and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1976, and he held | ||
the office until 1980; in that role, he was responsible for the | ||
operation of the largest mint in the country; in addition, he served | ||
as the industrial representative to the Office of Minority Affairs | ||
and the Department of State; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman's myriad accomplishments | ||
have also included serving as the keynote speaker for a 1981 Black | ||
History Month luncheon held by the Washington Chapter of the | ||
Association for the Study of African American Life and History; | ||
Mr. Bey is a dedicated member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., | ||
CityEquity, USA, Inc., and the New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist | ||
Church in Fort Worth, where he has volunteered his time as a | ||
business and life skills coach; in commemoration of Black History | ||
Month, he was recently recognized by his church with a 2019 Stone of | ||
Hope Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, Shallie Bey has distinguished himself through his | ||
contributions to his profession, his community, and his fellow | ||
Americans, and the lifelong achievements of this remarkable | ||
individual are a source of inspiration to many; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Shallie Monroe Bey Jr., the first African | ||
American and the youngest ever superintendent of the U.S. Mint in | ||
Philadelphia, and extend to him sincere gratitude for his public | ||
service; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Bey as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Collier | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 544 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||