86R30948 CJM-D
By: Vo H.R. No. 1498
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, James Tran is being honored for his significant
accomplishments on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the
State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 210,000 Vietnamese
Americans, and these individuals play an important role in numerous
fields of endeavor, including medicine, law, public and military
service, scientific research, and the arts; Mr. Tran serves as an
outstanding example of the exceptional leadership and initiative
that has been demonstrated by so many members of this community; and
WHEREAS, Born Tran Tri Hoang in Vietnam, Mr. Tran enrolled at
Chu Van An High School in Saigon in 1973, and in 1980, he escaped the
communist regime by crossing through Cambodia into Thailand;
settling in Texas, he graduated from Milby Senior High School in
Houston in 1983 and studied computer science at Texas A&M
University; he has gone on to a successful career in the tech
industry, working for such major companies as Compaq Computer
Corporation and Cisco Systems, and he is currently a senior network
engineer at CompuCom Systems in Houston; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tran is a founder of Hoa Lu, a nonprofit youth
group, and a member of Supporting the Disabled Veterans of the
Republic of South Vietnamese Armed Forces, the Republic of Vietnam
Next Generation organization, and the Houston Knights Team, which
provides free assistance to stranded Vietnamese motorists; he has
also helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for victims of
flooding in Vietnam, survivors of the Indonesian tsunami, and those
affected by Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tran has distinguished himself through his
exemplary achievements and the valuable support he has provided to
his fellow Vietnamese Americans in the Lone Star State, and he is
indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commend James Tran on the occasion of Vietnamese
American Day at the State Capitol 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. Tran as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.