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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 469 

Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing the 

condolences of the House of Representatives on his passing. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2009 

Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LUCAS, and Ms. 

FALLIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on 

his passing. 

Whereas Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was born and raised in 

Tulsa, Oklahoma, and became a outstanding athlete as a 

student at Booker T. Washington High School; 

Whereas in 1982 Mr. Tisdale was named Oklahoma’s only 

McDonald’s All American and was named Converse National High School Player of the Year; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale’s 3-year career at the University of 

Oklahoma, from 1982 to 1985, has left a legacy of excellence and respect for the program and the sport of basketball; 


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Whereas Mr. Tisdale in 1983, 1984, and 1985 received the 

honor of being named Big Eight Player of the year for 

the University of Oklahoma; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale was named to the All-American team 3 

times in 3 years while at the University of Oklahoma; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale played on the U.S. Olympic team in 

1984 and received a gold medal; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale was named the Most Valuable Player 

for the Big Eight Tournament Championship in 1985; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale and was selected as the No. 2 overall 

draft pick in the National Basketball Association in 

1986; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale left his mark on the sport of professional basketball with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento 

Kings, and Phoenix Suns, scoring more than 12,800 

points and pulling down more than 5,000 rebounds in a 

12-year career; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale subsequently released 8 albums of jazz 

music following his extraordinary basketball career; 

Whereas in 1995 Mr. Tisdale’s jazz album Power Forward 

reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart, 

and Mr. Tisdale’s album Way Up reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 10; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale has been an inspiration to those in the 

Jazz community; 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale served as a testament and example to 

the power of perseverance and positive thinking in the 

midst of personal trial; and 

Whereas Mr. Tisdale’s admirable character has served as a 

strong example to thousands of Americans to persevere 


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and not be bound by one calling in life, but to achieve 

all which they hope and aspire to for themselves and 

their families: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex2 presses— 

3 (1) gratitude to Wayman Lawrence Tisdale for 

4 his exceptional character and for the example that 

5 he served as a testament to the powers of positive 

6 thinking; and 

7 (2) profound sorrow at the death of Mr. Tisdale 

8 and condolences to his family, friends, and col9 leagues, and to the State of Oklahoma that he rep10 resented so well. 

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