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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 24
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In Memory |
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Bakari Jaward Henderson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Bakari Jaward Henderson, who died |
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July 7, 2017, at the age of 22; and |
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WHEREAS, Bakari Jaward Henderson was born April 13, 1995, |
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in Austin, Texas; he attended Austin's Anderson High School and |
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went on to become a Distinguished Graduate at Hyde Park Baptist |
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High School in 2013 with a grade point average of 4.0; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a star athlete and an avid sportsman who |
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excelled in tennis and soccer and was recognized with First |
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Team All-District honors in basketball; he was also a leader in |
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promoting youth basketball, and he served as a referee in |
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football and basketball leagues for all age groups; and |
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WHEREAS, He received a full National Achievement academic |
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scholarship to attend the University of Arizona, Eller College of |
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Management, Honors College, where he was an accomplished |
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member of the National Honor Society, and he earned a bachelor |
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of science degree in business finance and entrepreneurship and a |
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certificate in sports management on May 12, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, His scholarship, his ambition, and his sense of |
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honor and pursuit of excellence were recognized and embraced when |
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he was quickly selected during his freshman year to become a |
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member of the brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, and he |
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was an exemplary "FIJI" throughout his tenure at the University |
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of Arizona; and |
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WHEREAS, He consistently volunteered his time to support |
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the Capital Area Food Bank and Ronald McDonald House, and he |
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shared his passion for the game of basketball by serving as a |
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practice player for the University of Arizona Wildcats Pac-12 |
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Conference women's basketball team; and |
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WHEREAS, He distinguished himself as a big thinker who was |
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selected for numerous special initiatives, including the |
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Stanford University Lead America Business Entrepreneur Program, |
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where he collaborated with top-level executives in the Silicon |
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Valley, and the China Europe International Business School |
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Pre-MBA Boot Camp, which afforded him the opportunity to develop |
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business strategies in support of his international career |
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aspirations; and |
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WHEREAS, He had an ultimate plan of building a multifaceted |
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international business enterprise; he was an enthusiastic |
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traveler and had been to China, where he visited Shanghai and |
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Beijing, and to Europe, where he visited England, France, Germany, |
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Greece, Italy, Monaco, and Spain; during his travels, he enjoyed |
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meetingpeopleandmakingbusinessconnectionsforthefuture, |
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and he experienced the exhilaration of Wimbledon and the Union |
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of European Football Associations Champions League Soccer |
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Final; and |
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WHEREAS, Bakari was a beloved son of Jill and Philbert |
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Henderson, an adoring sibling to Darrion, Philbert Jr. (P. J.), |
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and Jory, a jewel to a close and loving extended family, and a |
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friend to everyone he met; and |
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WHEREAS, He was also one of our own, having served both as a |
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messenger for the Texas Senate and as an intern for the Honorable |
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Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Bakari Henderson lived his life to the fullest and |
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made the most of every moment; he shared his irrepressible spirit |
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with the world, and he will be deeply missed by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences |
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to the bereaved family of Bakari Jaward Henderson; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his |
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family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Bakari Henderson. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 19, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |