| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 182 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognizing Philip J. Ritter, who is retiring from his position |
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| 4 | 4 | | as senior vice president with Texas Instruments, Incorporated; |
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| 5 | 5 | | and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, After 20 years of loyal service with Texas |
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| 7 | 7 | | Instruments, Mr. Ritter is retiring to pursue long-held plans for |
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| 8 | 8 | | public service; prior to joining Texas Instruments, Mr. Ritter |
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| 9 | 9 | | served as an attorney for Sun Exploration and Production Company; |
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| 10 | 10 | | he joined Texas Instruments in 1989 and served as counsel in the |
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| 11 | 11 | | company's law department; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Elected senior vice president of Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Instruments in September of 2001, he assumed leadership of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | company's Public Affairs department and has had global |
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| 15 | 15 | | responsibility for the company's governmental relations and |
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| 16 | 16 | | philanthropic and community activities; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Entrusted with the company's reputation and |
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| 18 | 18 | | legacy of corporate citizenship, he has served with intelligence |
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| 19 | 19 | | and passion, and his talent and skill are manifest in the |
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| 20 | 20 | | company's impressive standing with governmental, civic, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | community leaders today; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to establishing critical |
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| 23 | 23 | | relationships for Texas Instruments, Phil has formed tax and |
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| 24 | 24 | | trade policies that assured market access and saved the company |
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| 25 | 25 | | millions of dollars annually; he has been responsible for |
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| 26 | 26 | | philanthropic strategies in China, India, and Europe and for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | company's educational initiatives on state and national levels; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Phil Ritter has also served as an outstanding |
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| 30 | 30 | | leader in his community, and his role in that regard has been an |
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| 31 | 31 | | asset to Texas Instruments, as well as to the many organizations |
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| 32 | 32 | | with which he has been affiliated; his notable leadership has |
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| 33 | 33 | | included serving as chairman of the board of United Way of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Metropolitan Dallas, chairing the Dallas County Community |
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| 35 | 35 | | College District bond campaign in 2004, and serving on the Dallas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Area Rapid Transit Board in the 1990s; he is the 2008 recipient of |
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| 37 | 37 | | the Leadership Dallas Distinguished Alumni Award; now, |
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| 38 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, hereby commend Philip J. Ritter on his invaluable |
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| 41 | 41 | | contributions to Texas Instruments and his exemplary dedication |
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| 42 | 42 | | to the company and the community and extend to him best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 45 | 45 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 46 | 46 | | West |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | President of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 50 | 50 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 51 | 51 | | the Senate on February 11, 2009. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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