83R23734 JGH-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 1819
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. W. E. Bosarge, Jr., of Houston is a dynamic
innovator and entrepreneur in the worlds of mathematics,
engineering, and finance, and his lifetime of achievement is truly
an inspiration to others; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bosarge earned his bachelor's and master's
degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his doctorate
in applied mathematics from Brown University; he began his career
at IBM working on NASA flight control systems for the Saturn rocket
programs, and he went on to develop techniques for the quantitative
analysis of financial markets for Wall Street firms; from 1969 to
1972, he was a member of the mathematics department at Rice
University; and
WHEREAS, In 1986, Dr. Bosarge founded The Frontier
Companies, where he further developed predictive financial market
technologies that have been adopted by institutions around the
world; the author of more than 20 scientific papers that explore
mathematical approaches to finance, he is also the founder and
chair of Quantlab Group, a quantitative trading firm, the chief
executive officer of Petrodome Energy, an oil and gas exploration
company that operates in Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico,
and the founder and CEO of Capital Technologies, which manages the
Bosarge family holdings; through Capital Technologies, he has been
involved in the development of an off-grid solar- and wind-powered
resort on Over Yonder Cay in the Bahamas; and
WHEREAS, Alongside his many executive roles, Dr. Bosarge is
also a generous philanthropist; he serves on the board of visitors
at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and he
proudly works with the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron,
the Texas Flying Legends Museum, and other nonprofits in their
efforts to teach children the values of hard work, determination,
and service to others; and
WHEREAS, Ed Bosarge is married to the actress and singer
Marie Bosarge, and he is the father of two children, Andrew and
Suzanna; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bosarge's creative leadership in finance and
engineering have placed him in the front rank of Texas
entrepreneurs, and he may indeed take great pride in his impressive
record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to Dr. W. E. Bosarge, Jr., for his
many accomplishments and his contributions to his community and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Bosarge as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.