Bill Text: TX HR2280 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Michael Donald Neely of Houston on his 75th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2280 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2280-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2280 |
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WHEREAS, The 75th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly | ||
cause for celebration, and Michael Donald Neely of Houston is | ||
reaching that impressive milestone on May 3, 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in 1940 to George Neely and Cassie Lee | ||
Thomas-Neely, Michael Neely graduated from Phillis Wheatley High | ||
School in 1959; he served for four years with the United States | ||
Marine Corps Reserve and went on to study psychology at Texas | ||
Southern University; in 1963 and 1964, he was a Peace Corps | ||
volunteer in New York; he subsequently joined the Uncle Ben's | ||
Inc.-Mars Corporation and worked there for 25 years, retiring in | ||
1991 as a plant superintendent; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Neely has been active as a | ||
community leader, serving as a precinct judge in northeast Houston | ||
and as a member of the Harris County Democratic Ballot Board and the | ||
Harris County Democratic Executive Committee; in addition, he was | ||
the class president of the Houston Police Department Citizens' | ||
Police Academy and first vice president of the Houston Citizens' | ||
Police Academy Alumni Association; he is also a 33rd degree Mason; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Neely married his high school sweetheart, Betty | ||
Finner, in 1964, and they have shared their lives together for half | ||
a century; he is the proud father of two children, Cedric Lee Neely | ||
and Michelle Denise Neely, and the doting grandfather of Neely | ||
Simone Foster; and | ||
WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family and admiring friends, | ||
Michael Neely has long been a source of wisdom and inspiration to | ||
all who share in the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael Donald Neely on his 75th | ||
birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Neely as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Dutton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2280 was adopted by the House on April | ||
28, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||