Bill Text: TX HR2115 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: In memory of Alex Wang of Houston.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR2115 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR2115-Introduced.html

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88R31101 CJM-D
By: Wu H.R. No. 2115

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a respected business and
civic leader with the death of Alex Wang, who passed away on
April 30, 2023, at the age of 59; and
WHEREAS, Alex Wang was born in November 1964 in Hefei, Anhui,
China; after studying in the Department of Radio Electronics at the
University of Science and Technology of China, he began his career
as an assistant engineer at the Hefei Microcomputer Research
Institute; in 1990, he immigrated to the United States and enrolled
at the University of Houston, where he earned a master's degree in
computer science in 1997; and
WHEREAS, The founder and president of Z & ZZ International,
Mr. Wang designed and maintained websites for numerous companies,
and he also devoted himself to the online news industry as the
founder and editor in chief of the World Hall of Fame network, for
which he wrote many Chinese-language articles that were popular
worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving the Chinese American community
in the U.S. and to promoting Chinese culture around the world,
Mr. Wang took an active role in helping Chinese immigrants succeed
in the U.S.; moreover, he held leadership roles with a number of
worthy organizations, serving as secretary-general of the Anhui
Association of Texas and as deputy executive director of the
Chinese Civic Center in Houston; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wang and his first wife, Zhong Zhang, were
blessed with a daughter, Winnie Wang; though their marriage later
ended, he went on to enjoy a richly rewarding union with his second
wife, Bo Lu, who spent many years working behind the scenes to
support her husband's media platform and civic endeavors; and
WHEREAS, The loss of Alex Wang is keenly felt by the numerous
friends and colleagues that he made through the years as well as by
the countless people in Texas and beyond whose lives he forever
enriched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alex Wang and extend
sincere condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alex Wang.