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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former National Football League star Tim Brown has |
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been named a North Texas Father of the Year by the Sylvan Landau |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Father of the Year Awards program was |
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established in 1976 by Dallas men's clothier Sylvan Landau with the |
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mission of honoring exceptional fathers while raising funds for |
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children's charities; to date, the program has contributed nearly |
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$4 million to more than 30 Metroplex charities; and |
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WHEREAS, Tim Brown graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School |
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in Dallas and went on to win the 1987 Heisman Trophy at the |
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University of Notre Dame; a first-round NFL draft pick, he played 16 |
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seasons with the Oakland Raiders and retired in 2005; today he lives |
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in DeSoto with his wife and four children and oversees the Tim Brown |
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Foundation, which works to strengthen the moral character of |
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America's youth and to prevent childhood obesity; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to the health and success of America's |
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children as well as his own, Tim Brown has set an inspiring example |
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of leadership, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious |
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accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Tim Brown on |
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being named a 2011 North Texas Father of the Year and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |