H.R. No. 65
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Former National Football League star Tim Brown has
been named a North Texas Father of the Year by the Sylvan Landau
Foundation; and
WHEREAS, The Father of the Year Awards program was
established in 1976 by Dallas men's clothier Sylvan Landau with the
mission of honoring exceptional fathers while raising funds for
children's charities; to date, the program has contributed nearly
$4 million to more than 30 Metroplex charities; and
WHEREAS, Tim Brown graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School
in Dallas and went on to win the 1987 Heisman Trophy at the
University of Notre Dame; a first-round NFL draft pick, he played 16
seasons with the Oakland Raiders and retired in 2005; today he lives
in DeSoto with his wife and four children and oversees the Tim Brown
Foundation, which works to strengthen the moral character of
America's youth and to prevent childhood obesity; and
WHEREAS, Committed to the health and success of America's
children as well as his own, Tim Brown has set an inspiring example
of leadership, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious
accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Tim Brown on
being named a 2011 North Texas Father of the Year 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. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 65 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House