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1	1	H.R. No. 781
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, T. J. Patterson, Sr., is an outstanding Texan who
6	6	has long distinguished himself through his professional
7	7	achievements and his many years of community leadership; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A native of Waxahachie, Mr. Patterson graduated in
9	9	1954 from Booker T. Washington High School in Wichita Falls and went
10	10	on to earn a bachelor's degree from Bishop College, where he served
11	11	as editor of the newspaper; he began work as a private school
12	12	teacher in 1959, but soon answered his country's call to arms during
13	13	the Vietnam War, serving as a member of the U.S. Army; his varied
14	14	career also includes service as a commander in the Navy Reserve, as
15	15	executive director of the Community Action Board, and as assistant
16	16	to the dean of the College of Business Administration at Texas Tech
17	17	University for more than a decade; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Mr. Patterson became co-publisher of the Southwest
19	19	Digest, along with his friend Eddie P. Richardson, in 1984; in the
20	20	years since then, the two men have worked to keep Lubbock's African
21	21	American community informed on a range of pertinent news; the
22	22	weekly paper is famous for publishing the names and photos of local
23	23	people arrested for drug dealing, as well as for its coverage of
24	24	community events and milestones not always reported by others; and
25	25	WHEREAS, At the same time that he entered the publishing
26	26	business, Mr. Patterson made a name for himself in local politics
27	27	when he was elected as a member of the Lubbock City Council; he
28	28	served continuously in that role for 20 years, founding the Texas
29	29	Association of Black City Council Members and serving as the first
30	30	African American president of the Texas Municipal League along the
31	31	way; moreover, he was a board member of the National League of
32	32	Cities; and
33	33	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has been supported through the
34	34	years by his wife, Bobbie Gean Bailey-Patterson, a longtime
35	35	educator for Lubbock ISD, and their three children, Avis, T. J., and
36	36	Shelia; together, the couple were honored with the dedication of
37	37	the Bobbie Gean and T. J. Patterson Library in Lubbock, and a Texas
38	38	Tech scholarship has recently been established in their name by
39	39	Each One Reach One; and
40	40	WHEREAS, T. J. Patterson has set an inspiring example of
41	41	professional achievement and civic engagement, and in so doing, he
42	42	has earned the lasting respect and admiration of all who know him;
43	43	now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby recognize T. J. Patterson, Sr., for his
46	46	outstanding efforts in behalf of his fellow citizens and extend to
47	47	him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and,
48	48	be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for Mr. Patterson as an expression of high regard by the
51	51	Texas House of Representatives.
52	52	Davis of Dallas
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 781 was adopted by the House on March
56	56	17, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House