H.R. No. 1819
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Dr. W. E. Bosarge, Jr., of Houston is a dynamic
  innovator and entrepreneur in the worlds of mathematics,
  engineering, and finance, and his lifetime of achievement is truly
  an inspiration to others; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Bosarge earned his bachelor's and master's
  degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his doctorate
  in applied mathematics from Brown University; he began his career
  at IBM working on NASA flight control systems for the Saturn rocket
  programs, and he went on to develop techniques for the quantitative
  analysis of financial markets for Wall Street firms; from 1969 to
  1972, he was a member of the mathematics department at Rice
  University; and
         WHEREAS, In 1986, Dr. Bosarge founded The Frontier
  Companies, where he further developed predictive financial market
  technologies that have been adopted by institutions around the
  world; the author of more than 20 scientific papers that explore
  mathematical approaches to finance, he is also the founder and
  chair of Quantlab Group, a quantitative trading firm, the chief
  executive officer of Petrodome Energy, an oil and gas exploration
  company that operates in Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico,
  and the founder and CEO of Capital Technologies, which manages the
  Bosarge family holdings; through Capital Technologies, he has been
  involved in the development of an off-grid solar- and wind-powered
  resort on Over Yonder Cay in the Bahamas; and
         WHEREAS, Alongside his many executive roles, Dr. Bosarge is
  also a generous philanthropist; he serves on the board of visitors
  at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and he
  proudly works with the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron,
  the Texas Flying Legends Museum, and other nonprofits in their
  efforts to teach children the values of hard work, determination,
  and service to others; and
         WHEREAS, Ed Bosarge is married to the actress and singer
  Marie Bosarge, and he is the father of two children, Andrew and
  Suzanna; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Bosarge's creative leadership in finance and
  engineering have placed him in the front rank of Texas
  entrepreneurs, and he may indeed take great pride in his impressive
  record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to Dr. W. E. Bosarge, Jr., for his
  many accomplishments and his contributions to his community and
  extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Bosarge as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Dutton
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1819 was adopted by the House on May
  8, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House