H.R. No. 2023
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Michael W. Ashley of Houston is being inducted into
the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of
Fame at the association's annual fund-raising banquet on July 23,
2011; and
WHEREAS, An outstanding athlete from an early age, Mr. Ashley
was a star football player for Kashmere High School; between 1958
and 1962, he earned awards as an all-city, all-district, and
all-state halfback; he was named most valuable player at the city
and district championships in 1961, and in 2008, he was inducted
into the Kashmere Gardens Football Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ashley went on to attend Southern University in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Texas Southern University; a
businessman in Houston since 1968, he is the owner of Mr. A's The
Club, and he is a former member of the advisory board of the
Kashmere Gardens Community Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his endeavors, Mr. Ashley has enjoyed the
love and support of his wife, Mattie Rodgers Ashley, and his sons,
Dewayne, Keith, and Kenneth, and he is devoted to his
grandchildren, Meghan, Michael, Ashley, Kyle, and Taylor, and his
great-grandson, Quinton, as well as to his mother, Mrs. Cleo
Ashley, who is celebrating her 100th birthday on May 20, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The achievements of Michael Ashley on the football
field continue to inspire his family, friends, and fellow alumni of
Kashmere High School, and he is indeed deserving of special
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael W. Ashley on his induction
into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association
Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Ashley as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2023 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House