IV 
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 express-
ing 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 Na-
tional 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 excel-
lence and respect for the program and the sport of bas-
ketball; 
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•HRES 469 IH 
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 profes-
sional 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 Bill-
board’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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•HRES 469 IH 
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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses— 
(1) gratitude to Wayman Lawrence Tisdale for 
his exceptional character and for the example that 
he served as a testament to the powers of positive 
thinking; and 
(2) profound sorrow at the death of Mr. Tisdale 
and condolences to his family, friends, and col-
leagues, and to the State of Oklahoma that he rep-
resented so well. 
Æ 
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