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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Alex Sutton retired on December 4, 2020, as |
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| 6 | 7 | | co-president of The Woodlands Development Company, a subsidiary of |
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| 7 | 8 | | The Howard Hughes Corporation; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A licensed professional engineer and certified |
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| 9 | 10 | | public accountant, Mr. Sutton holds both a bachelor's and a |
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| 10 | 11 | | master's degree in civil engineering from Rice University, as well |
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| 11 | 12 | | as a master's degree in business administration from the University |
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| 12 | 13 | | of Houston; he worked with the Exxon Mobil Corporation and then |
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| 13 | 14 | | managed complex projects for municipal and private clients as a |
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| 14 | 15 | | shareholder in Pate Engineers; after eight years as a consultant |
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| 15 | 16 | | for The Woodlands, he joined The Woodlands Development Company as |
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| 16 | 17 | | vice president of engineering and construction in 1994; eleven |
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| 17 | 18 | | years later, he was named co-president; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Sutton managed the design and construction of |
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| 19 | 20 | | the extension of major thoroughfares in The Woodlands, as well as |
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| 20 | 21 | | residential home sections, commercial building sites, The |
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| 21 | 22 | | Woodlands Waterway, and all six Waterway bridges; in addition, he |
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| 22 | 23 | | oversaw such commercial developments as Town Green Park, Waterway |
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| 23 | 24 | | Square, and numerous hotel, retail, multifamily, and office |
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| 24 | 25 | | buildings; during his tenure, the population of The Woodlands grew |
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| 25 | 26 | | from 10,000 to 115,000; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to founder George Mitchell's vision of The |
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| 27 | 28 | | Woodlands as a self-contained community with a strong social |
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| 28 | 29 | | fabric, Mr. Sutton benefited his fellow residents through both his |
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| 29 | 30 | | professional endeavors and his civic engagement; he was a founding |
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| 30 | 31 | | director and chair of The Woodlands Arts Council and director of The |
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| 31 | 32 | | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Economic |
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| 32 | 33 | | Development Partnership, and the Montgomery County Community |
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| 33 | 34 | | Foundation; his many leadership roles further included director and |
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| 34 | 35 | | chair of the North Houston Association, Montgomery County Youth |
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| 35 | 36 | | Services, and Interfaith of The Woodlands, which named him a |
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| 36 | 37 | | Hometown Hero in 2019; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Alex Sutton was instrumental in the evolution of The |
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| 38 | 39 | | Woodlands into one of the country's most vibrant master-planned |
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| 39 | 40 | | communities, and his outstanding contributions will continue to |
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| 40 | 41 | | resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Alex Sutton on his retirement as |
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| 43 | 44 | | co-president of The Woodlands Development Company and extend to him |
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| 44 | 45 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Mr. Sutton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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