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WHEREAS, a.ince h.ib b%hth %n Luhbocfz, Congheaaman M.iefzey Leland
-Z%ved by vakuvs .that he debeh<bed as downg what-h:i.a-heaht-Iznowaa-.i.a ~hLgh.t,
hegahd2e54 ob conaequencea; and, _ -
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WHEREAS, Conyheaaman Leland, bhom a ch.i.2dhood.~.n Houaton'a F.iSth
wand became a phanmae,iat bebohe embaniung an a aucceaabul pol:%t~.eal eaheeh
that tooft h%m 5.ihat to .the Texaa Leg%alatuhe .in 1973 and .in 197& to the
United Statea Hou.ae o6 Rephe6entat%vea`; an`d;r
WHEREAS, Congheaaman Leland, as a.State Leg.i.alatoh, became a pant
os the ghaw.ing Blaclz caucua which aought mope hepheeentataon bon the Black
commun~.ty .in Texa.e and bought Soh atate leg~i.alation which allowed the uee
ob eheapeh gene2ie dnuga %n 7¢x66 and health ma~.ntenanee ohgan%.zat~.ona;
and,
WHEREAS, ab a United Statea Repheaentat%ve, Congheaaman Leland
championed m~.nonity awnehah.ip ob hhoadeaat phopehtiea, bought South ASn~.ean
apahthe.id, aought aid fah the homelesa, and otheh eausea that heneb%tted
the people ob the.Un.%ted Statea and the won2d; and,
WHEREAS, no eauae was C20beh to the heaht og Cangheeaman Leland
than the plight og wohld heUugeea, pantieu.2ah2y thoae %n Eth.iopCa, whom he
th.ied va.2.iently to aaa.i.et thhough the Hou6e Select Committee on Hunge2
wli.ieh he convinced h,i.e Cangheea<ona2 eoP,2eaguea to eheate and whoae uiohh he
waa eahhy.ing out when death atnucfz: NOW, THEREFORE,
TEXAS,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
That the bamily ob Conghebaman M.icfzey Leland he g~.ven the
condolences 0b the City ob Font Wohth ae .it ahahea with them the gh.ieb
heault.ing {yhom the .2064 as a deeply heapeeted and outatand%ng leaden os the
United States o~ Amehica:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy ob thib memohta2 heaolut%on
he sphead upon the m.inutea ob the C.%ty Council and that a copy be guhn%.ahed
to the 5am,i2y ob Congheaaman Leland as an expheaa.ion by the City Counei,2 04
%,te sympathy.
Adopted Auguat 15, 1989
BUB BOLEN
LOUIS J. ZAPATA GAREY W. GILLEY
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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KAY GRANGER VIRGINIA NELL WEBBER
city Saczatary ~ ~
' City of Fort Worth, Tartu
EUGENE MCCRAY DAVTD CHAPPELL
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