R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, March 6, 2001, marks the 50th birthday of our 1-2 esteemed former colleague, the Honorable Rick Crawford, and it 1-3 gives the members of this chamber great pleasure to recognize this 1-4 distinguished gentleman at this time; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Amarillo, Mr. Crawford attended The 1-6 University of Texas and worked for a time in real estate before 1-7 answering the siren call of public service; and 1-8 WHEREAS, He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives 1-9 in 1988 and served two productive terms as a member of this body; 1-10 he went on to be a special assistant to the speaker and in 1995 was 1-11 named executive director of the State Preservation Board; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Having immersed himself in an appreciation of 1-13 antiques, artwork, and monuments, Mr. Crawford shrugs off 1-14 suggestions that he has become something of a relic himself, and he 1-15 is currently working on numerous projects, including The Bob 1-16 Bullock Texas State History Museum; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Crawford has amassed a staggering amount of 1-18 information about Texas history during his tenure as head of the 1-19 State Preservation Board and is blessed with an impressive command 1-20 of this considerable knowledge, as is evidenced by his ability to 1-21 name all the state icons in alphabetical order; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In spite of the fact that he is now eligible for 1-23 membership in AARP, Mr. Crawford prefers to look on the bright side 1-24 of surpassing the half-century mark and plans to take full 2-1 advantage of whatever senior citizen discounts are available to 2-2 him; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Although Mr. Crawford has hit the big "Five-0," he 2-4 appears as mentally agile as ever and continues to work in behalf 2-5 of his fellow Texans with the same commitment and determination 2-6 that have been the hallmark of his public service; now, therefore, 2-7 be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Rick Crawford on the 2-10 significant occasion of his 50th birthday and extend to him sincere 2-11 best wishes for continued success and happiness. Goolsby _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 454 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House