H.R. No. 540
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Craig Eiland,
1-2 will celebrate his birthday on April 4, 1995, and it gives the
1-3 members of this chamber great pleasure to recognize him on this
1-4 auspicious occasion; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Stanton, Representative Eiland was an
1-6 outstanding athlete in high school and college, achieving high
1-7 honors in football, basketball, and track; he lettered in football
1-8 at Baylor University before graduating with a bachelor of business
1-9 administration degree in 1984, and he returned to that school to
1-10 earn a doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1987; and
1-11 WHEREAS, After completing law school, he traveled to
1-12 Australia and spent six months working on a ranch in the outback;
1-13 having grown homesick for Texas, he returned to the state in 1988
1-14 and began his legal career; he opened his own law practice in 1992,
1-15 with offices in Houston and Galveston; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Since winning election to the house in 1994, this
1-17 fine gentleman has contributed greatly to the legislative process
1-18 by sharing his expertise and insight to the benefit of his
1-19 colleagues on the Business and Industry Committee and the State,
1-20 Federal, and International Relations Committee; and
1-21 WHEREAS, His current position as a state representative
1-22 fulfills a prediction made many years ago by his third grade
1-23 teacher, who firmly believed that her pupil's ability to convince
1-24 his fellow classmates to do what he wanted would one day lead to a
2-1 successful career as either a preacher or a politician; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Representative Eiland's grandmother, Mrs. Hope
2-3 Hazelwood, also foresaw great political ability in her grandson
2-4 when she noted his innate talent for arguing; he undoubtedly honed
2-5 this talent in his dealings with his siblings, Gordon Eiland and
2-6 Paiga Lou Eiland Marsh, much to the dismay of the trio's parents,
2-7 Paige and Elaine Eiland; and
2-8 WHEREAS, A member of First Baptist Church in Galveston, this
2-9 distinguished legislator also is the proud uncle of five nieces and
2-10 nephews, Austin and Koby Marsh and Jessica, Clifton, and Clayton
2-11 Eiland; and
2-12 WHEREAS, Representative Eiland has already made numerous
2-13 contributions to the work of this chamber, and many of his
2-14 colleagues are predicting a bright and successful future for this
2-15 new member of the Galveston delegation; now, therefore, be it
2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
2-17 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Craig Eiland on the
2-18 occasion of his 33rd birthday and extend to him warmest best wishes
2-19 for many more years of success and happiness; and, be it further
2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-21 prepared for Representative Eiland as an expression of high regard
2-22 by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
2-23 by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
2-24 Janek
2-25 H.R. No. 540
2-26 Laney Grusendorf Oliveira
2-27 Alexander Gutierrez Park
3-1 Allen Haggerty Patterson
3-2 Alonzo Hamric Pickett
3-3 Alvarado Harris Pitts
3-4 Averitt Hartnett Place
3-5 Bailey Hawley Price
3-6 Berlanga Heflin Puente
3-7 Black Hernandez Rabuck
3-8 Bosse Hightower Ramsay
3-9 Brady Hilbert Rangel
3-10 Brimer Hilderbran Raymond
3-11 Carona Hill Reyna
3-12 Carter Hirschi Rhodes
3-13 Chisum Hochberg Rodriguez
3-14 Clemons Holzheauser Romo
3-15 Coleman Horn Rusling
3-16 Combs Howard Sadler
3-17 Conley Hudson Saunders
3-18 Cook Hunter of Taylor Seidlits
3-19 Corte Hunter of Nueces Serna
3-20 Counts Jackson Shields
3-21 Crabb Janek Siebert
3-22 Craddick Johnson Smithee
3-23 Cuellar of Webb Jones of Lubbock Solis
3-24 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Dallas Solomons
3-25 Culberson Junell Staples
3-26 Danburg Kamel Stiles
3-27 Davila King Swinford
4-1 Davis Krusee Talton
4-2 De La Garza Kubiak Telford
4-3 Dear Kuempel Thompson
4-4 Delisi Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
4-5 Denny Lewis of Orange Torres
4-6 Driver Longoria Turner of Coleman
4-7 Dukes Luna Turner of Harris
4-8 Duncan McCall Uher
4-9 Dutton McCoulskey Van de Putte
4-10 Edwards McDonald Walker
4-11 Ehrhardt Madden West
4-12 Elkins Marchant Williamson
4-13 Farrar Maxey Willis
4-14 Finnell Moffat Wilson
4-15 Gallego Moreno Wohlgemuth
4-16 Giddings Mowery Wolens
4-17 Glaze Munoz Woolley
4-18 Goodman Naishtat Yarbrough
4-19 Goolsby Nixon Yost
4-20 Gray Oakley Zbranek
4-21 Greenberg Ogden
4-22 H.R. No. 540
4-23 _______________________________
4-24 Speaker of the House
4-25 I certify that H.R. No. 540 was adopted by the House on April
4-26 4, 1995, by a non-record vote.
4-27 _______________________________
5-1 Chief Clerk of the House