TITLE: Congratulating former NFL star Tim Brown of DeSoto on being named a North Texas Father of the Year by the Sylvan Landau Foundation.

SUMMARY: Congratulating former NFL star Tim Brown of DeSoto on being named a North Texas Father of the Year by the Sylvan Landau Foundation.

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WHEREAS, Former National Football League star Tim Brown has been named a North Texas Father of the Year by the Sylvan Landau Foundation; and WHEREAS, The Father of the Year Awards program was established in 1976 by Dallas men's clothier Sylvan Landau with the mission of honoring exceptional fathers while raising funds for children's charities; to date, the program has contributed nearly $4 million to more than 30 Metroplex charities; and WHEREAS, Tim Brown graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and went on to win the 1987 Heisman Trophy at the University of Notre Dame; a first-round NFL draft pick, he played 16 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and retired in 2005; today he lives in DeSoto with his wife and four children and oversees the Tim Brown Foundation, which works to strengthen the moral character of America's youth and to prevent childhood obesity; and WHEREAS, Committed to the health and success of America's children as well as his own, Tim Brown has set an inspiring example of leadership, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Tim Brown on being named a 2011 North Texas Father of the Year and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis of Dallas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 65 was adopted by the House on June 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House