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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Shallie Monroe Bey Jr. of Fort Worth made history by |
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| 6 | 7 | | becoming the first African American and the youngest individual to |
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| 7 | 8 | | serve as superintendent of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, |
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| 8 | 9 | | Pennsylvania; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 26, 1949, in Gary, Indiana, Mr. Bey |
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| 10 | 11 | | studied electrical engineering and earned a bachelor's degree from |
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| 11 | 12 | | Purdue University in 1971 and a master of business administration |
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| 12 | 13 | | degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977; from 1971 to |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1973, he worked as an engineer for the Sun Oil Company in Toledo, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Ohio, before joining a Sun Oil subsidiary, the Alliance Enterprise |
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| 15 | 16 | | Corporation in Philadelphia, which he went on to lead as president |
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| 16 | 17 | | and director; in 1977, he became planning coordinator for the Sun |
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| 17 | 18 | | Oil location in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and was tasked with |
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| 18 | 19 | | overseeing the operations of six subsidiaries; he has also served |
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| 19 | 20 | | as a resident engineer for the Minority Introduction to Engineering |
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| 20 | 21 | | Program at Purdue, where he was named a Distinguished Engineering |
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| 21 | 22 | | Alumnus in 1979; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bey was nominated for the prestigious position |
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| 23 | 24 | | of superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia by President |
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| 24 | 25 | | Jimmy Carter and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1976, and he held |
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| 25 | 26 | | the office until 1980; in that role, he was responsible for the |
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| 26 | 27 | | operation of the largest mint in the country; in addition, he served |
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| 27 | 28 | | as the industrial representative to the Office of Minority Affairs |
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| 28 | 29 | | and the Department of State; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman's myriad accomplishments |
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| 30 | 31 | | have also included serving as the keynote speaker for a 1981 Black |
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| 31 | 32 | | History Month luncheon held by the Washington Chapter of the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Association for the Study of African American Life and History; |
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| 33 | 34 | | Mr. Bey is a dedicated member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., |
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| 34 | 35 | | CityEquity, USA, Inc., and the New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist |
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| 35 | 36 | | Church in Fort Worth, where he has volunteered his time as a |
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| 36 | 37 | | business and life skills coach; in commemoration of Black History |
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| 37 | 38 | | Month, he was recently recognized by his church with a 2019 Stone of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Hope Award; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Shallie Bey has distinguished himself through his |
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| 40 | 41 | | contributions to his profession, his community, and his fellow |
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| 41 | 42 | | Americans, and the lifelong achievements of this remarkable |
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| 42 | 43 | | individual are a source of inspiration to many; now, therefore, be |
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| 43 | 44 | | it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby honor Shallie Monroe Bey Jr., the first African |
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| 46 | 47 | | American and the youngest ever superintendent of the U.S. Mint in |
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| 47 | 48 | | Philadelphia, and extend to him sincere gratitude for his public |
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| 48 | 49 | | service; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for Mr. Bey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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