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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 569
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to honor |
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Chuck Norris for his many contributions to our state and nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Chuck Norris is one of the most recognized men in |
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the nation because of the long and illustrious career he has |
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built in the fields of martial arts, film and television, and |
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philanthropy; and |
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WHEREAS, His interest in the martial arts began while he |
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was serving in Korea with the United States Air Force; after his |
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military service, he opened a chain of karate studios and |
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competed in numerous martial arts tournaments; he won the first |
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of multiple world middleweight karate championships in 1968 and |
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successfully defended his title another five times; and |
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WHEREAS, He was encouraged by one of his celebrity karate |
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students, Steve McQueen, to enter acting, and he brought his |
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martial arts skills to the big screen to great acclaim; his |
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iconic fight scene with Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon launched |
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his career as one of the world's leading action film stars; he |
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went on to appear in such hit films as Breaker! Breaker!, Missing |
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in Action, and Code of Silence before beginning work on the hit |
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television series, Walker, Texas Ranger, which ran for eight |
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seasons; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Norris has throughout his career been |
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involved in numerous philanthropic efforts, including the |
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Make-A-Wish Foundation and the United Way; in 1992, he founded |
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Kickstart Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching |
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children character through karate training in public schools; he |
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is also a committed entrepreneur who has established a bottled |
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water company, CForce, at an artesian aquifer source on his Lone |
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Wolf Ranch in Grimes County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Chuck Norris on his many |
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achievements and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 4, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |