H.R. No. 2115 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a respected business and civic leader with the death of Alex Wang, who passed away on April 30, 2023, at the age of 59; and WHEREAS, Alex Wang was born in November 1964 in Hefei, Anhui, China; after studying in the Department of Radio Electronics at the University of Science and Technology of China, he began his career as an assistant engineer at the Hefei Microcomputer Research Institute; in 1990, he immigrated to the United States and enrolled at the University of Houston, where he earned a master's degree in computer science in 1997; and WHEREAS, The founder and president of Z & ZZ International, Mr. Wang designed and maintained websites for numerous companies, and he also devoted himself to the online news industry as the founder and editor in chief of the World Hall of Fame network, for which he wrote many Chinese-language articles that were popular worldwide; and WHEREAS, Dedicated to serving the Chinese American community in the U.S. and to promoting Chinese culture around the world, Mr. Wang took an active role in helping Chinese immigrants succeed in the U.S.; moreover, he held leadership roles with a number of worthy organizations, serving as secretary-general of the Anhui Association of Texas and as deputy executive director of the Chinese Civic Center in Houston; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wang and his first wife, Zhong Zhang, were blessed with a daughter, Winnie Wang; though their marriage later ended, he went on to enjoy a richly rewarding union with his second wife, Bo Lu, who spent many years working behind the scenes to support her husband's media platform and civic endeavors; and WHEREAS, The loss of Alex Wang is keenly felt by the numerous friends and colleagues that he made through the years as well as by the countless people in Texas and beyond whose lives he forever enriched; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alex Wang and extend sincere condolences to his family and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alex Wang. Wu ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2115 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House