Bill Text: TX SR24 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bakari Jaward Henderson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-19 - Reported enrolled [SR24 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR24-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Bakari Jaward Henderson | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Bakari Jaward Henderson, who died | ||
| July 7, 2017, at the age of 22; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bakari Jaward Henderson was born April 13, 1995, | ||
| in Austin, Texas; he attended Austin's Anderson High School and | ||
| went on to become a Distinguished Graduate at Hyde Park Baptist | ||
| High School in 2013 with a grade point average of 4.0; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a star athlete and an avid sportsman who | ||
| excelled in tennis and soccer and was recognized with First | ||
| Team All-District honors in basketball; he was also a leader in | ||
| promoting youth basketball, and he served as a referee in | ||
| football and basketball leagues for all age groups; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He received a full National Achievement academic | ||
| scholarship to attend the University of Arizona, Eller College of | ||
| Management, Honors College, where he was an accomplished | ||
| member of the National Honor Society, and he earned a bachelor | ||
| of science degree in business finance and entrepreneurship and a | ||
| certificate in sports management on May 12, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, His scholarship, his ambition, and his sense of | ||
| honor and pursuit of excellence were recognized and embraced when | ||
| he was quickly selected during his freshman year to become a | ||
| member of the brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, and he | ||
| was an exemplary "FIJI" throughout his tenure at the University | ||
| of Arizona; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He consistently volunteered his time to support | ||
| the Capital Area Food Bank and Ronald McDonald House, and he | ||
| shared his passion for the game of basketball by serving as a | ||
| practice player for the University of Arizona Wildcats Pac-12 | ||
| Conference women's basketball team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He distinguished himself as a big thinker who was | ||
| selected for numerous special initiatives, including the | ||
| Stanford University Lead America Business Entrepreneur Program, | ||
| where he collaborated with top-level executives in the Silicon | ||
| Valley, and the China Europe International Business School | ||
| Pre-MBA Boot Camp, which afforded him the opportunity to develop | ||
| business strategies in support of his international career | ||
| aspirations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He had an ultimate plan of building a multifaceted | ||
| international business enterprise; he was an enthusiastic | ||
| traveler and had been to China, where he visited Shanghai and | ||
| Beijing, and to Europe, where he visited England, France, Germany, | ||
| Greece, Italy, Monaco, and Spain; during his travels, he enjoyed | ||
| meetingpeopleandmakingbusinessconnectionsforthefuture, | ||
| and he experienced the exhilaration of Wimbledon and the Union | ||
| of European Football Associations Champions League Soccer | ||
| Final; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bakari was a beloved son of Jill and Philbert | ||
| Henderson, an adoring sibling to Darrion, Philbert Jr. (P. J.), | ||
| and Jory, a jewel to a close and loving extended family, and a | ||
| friend to everyone he met; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was also one of our own, having served both as a | ||
| messenger for the Texas Senate and as an intern for the Honorable | ||
| Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bakari Henderson lived his life to the fullest and | ||
| made the most of every moment; he shared his irrepressible spirit | ||
| with the world, and he will be deeply missed by all who were | ||
| privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences | ||
| to the bereaved family of Bakari Jaward Henderson; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his | ||
| family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate | ||
| and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of | ||
| Bakari Henderson. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 19, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
