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CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
Friday, March 28, 2003
9:00 A.M.
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**********MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS**********
HCR 40 Talton / et al.
In memory of Deotis Gay, Sr., of La Porte.
HCR 52 Farabee
In memory of Minnie Rhea Wood of Wichita Falls.
HCR 53 Gallego / et al.
In memory of James H. Copp.
HR 19 Madden
In memory of Mildred Ross Willard McCool of Dallas.
HR 34 Marchant
In memory of the Honorable Jack Blanton of Carrollton.
HR 48 Pitts
In memory of Richard Blevins of Waxahachie.
HR 49 Campbell
In memory of Kenneth R. Epley of San Angelo.
HR 50 Campbell
In memory of Francile Morrill of San Angelo.
HR 53 Campbell
Honoring the life of Samuel Lewis of San Angelo.
HR 54 Campbell
In memory of the Reverend Quinton H. Blackmon of San Angelo.
HR 67 Campbell
In memory of Walter C. Pope III of Sonora.
HR 75 Mowery
In memory of Jessard Aaron "Jimmy" Wisch.
HR 89 Madden / Paxton
In memory of William Carey Cox, Sr., of McKinney.
HR 103 Pitts
In memory of Shirley Anne Smith of Waxahachie.
HR 108 Bonnen
In memory of Carol Deering of Angleton.
HR 127 Ritter
In memory of Frances K. Monk, mayor of Port Neches.
HR 128 Ritter
Honoring the life of John Ellis Gray of Beaumont.
HR 172 Hochberg / Wong
In memory of Josef Mincberg of Houston.
HR 173 Smithee / Swinford / Chisum
In memory of Stanley Wiley of Amarillo.
HR 204 Jones, Jesse / Hodge / Giddings
In memory of Bernice Green Conley.
HR 205 Jones, Jesse
In memory of Charles Edward Lester of Dallas.
HR 208 Jones, Jesse
In memory of Mary Carter of Dallas.
HR 279 Mabry
In memory of Michael Dohn Reesing of Waco.
********CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS********
HCR 54 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Eli and Earlie Mae Davis of Dallas on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HCR 55 Lewis
Recognizing the National Bar Association's 23rd Annual Mid-Year
Conference and the Gertrude E. Rush Award Dinner.
HR 12 Farrar
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Jefferson Davis Senior High
School in Houston and the dedication of its new library, cafeteria,
and technology complex.
HR 13 Farrar
Honoring Tejas Office Products, Inc., of Houston on its 40th
anniversary.
HR 17 Madden
Congratulating Barbara Salamone of Plano on being named
Administrator of the Year by the Association of Texas Professional
Educators.
HR 18 Madden
Honoring Linda Johnston of Plano on the occasion of her retirement
as executive director of Practical Parent Education.
HR 30 Chisum
Commending Nucor Steel Bar Mill Group in Jewett for preserving the
natural resources of Texas.
HR 31 Chisum
Recognizing Jim Darsey, vice president and general manager of Nucor
Steel Bar Mill Group in Jewett, for his contributions to the
environment and community.
HR 55 Madden / McCall / Laubenberg
Congratulating Thomas H. Muehlenbeck on receiving the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Texas City Management Association.
HR 56 Menendez
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Family Service Association of
San Antonio.
HR 61 Giddings
Congratulating Albert C. Black, Jr., on his receipt of the Henry Cohn
Humanitarian Award and commending him on his many successful and
socially responsible endeavors.
HR 88 Haggerty
Congratulating Michael and Michelle Ingersoll on the birth of their
son and recognizing Matthew Ryan Ingersoll as an honorary Texan.
HR 90 Madden / Hill / Goolsby
Honoring Ken Yarbrough on his retirement as Richardson chief of
police.
HR 92 McClendon
Honoring the West Side Horns of San Antonio.
HR 93 McClendon
Honoring Monsignor Lawrence J. Stuebben of San Antonio for
receiving the Leadership Award from Catholic Television of San
Antonio.
HR 109 Pitts
Honoring Donald Patman on his service as president of the Texas
Farm Bureau.
HR 113 Menendez
Honoring Franca Larsen of San Antonio on her retirement from Camp
Oil Company.
HR 114 Harper-Brown
Recognizing the dedication and hard work of the Irving Lively Park
Senior Activity Center's Advisory Council.
HR 115 Geren
Recognizing the senate football team for its poor performance in
the 2003 House vs. Senate Football Game.
HR 119 Deshotel / Hamilton
Honoring the Orange County Emergency Service District No. 2
Volunteer Fire Department on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
HR 129 Wise
Recognizing Martha Saenz for her selection as the City of Weslaco's
2002 Employee of the Year.
HR 138 Puente
Honoring Robert Perez Puente of San Antonio on his 83rd birthday.
HR 143 Keffer, Jim
Congratulating the Cisco Loboes football team on reaching the state
finals.
HR 155 Martinez Fischer
Congratulating David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs on his
upcoming retirement from the National Basketball Association and
commending him on his exceptional athletic and civic achievements.
HR 180 Dawson
Honoring Thomas Samuel Dawson of Alvin on his 70th birthday.
HR 185 Ritter
Honoring Richard Courville of China, Texas, for receiving the Don
Kelly "South East Texan of the Year" award.
HR 188 Hardcastle
Congratulating the Seymour FFA Meat Judging Team on winning first
place at the National FFA Meat Judging Contest.
HR 193 Gutierrez
Congratulating the city of McAllen for selecting the red-bordered
pixie as its official butterfly.
HR 197 Telford
Honoring Scott Ferguson on his retirement as executive director of
the Region VIII Education Service Center.
HR 206 Jones, Jesse
Commending Judy Richards of Duncanville for her outstanding
commitment to her community.
HR 207 Jones, Jesse
Honoring the Reverend C. J. R. Phillips, Jr., and Mrs. Esther
Calhoun Phillips on their 25th anniversary with St. Phillips
Missionary Baptist Church.
HR 209 Jones, Jesse / Hodge / Giddings
Congratulating the Good Street Baptist Church child-care ministry
in Dallas on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
HR 213 Menendez
Congratulating the boys basketball team of John Jay High School in
San Antonio on winning the 2002 UIL Class 5A state championship.
HR 216 Hamilton
Congratulating the parents of River Noel Reinertsen-Forehand on the
celebration of her birth.
HR 221 Ellis
Honoring the Corrigan-Camden High School Bulldogs on winning the
2002 State Class 2A Division I football championship.
HR 234 Wise
Welcoming La Abuela Mexican Food to the community of Weslaco.
HR 242 Hunter
Congratulating Justin Snow of the Indianapolis Colts on his
athletic achievements.
HR 243 Crownover
Honoring Denton Community Hospital on its receipt of the Texas
Department of Health's Distinguished Certification Award.
HR 245 Farrar
Honoring Cleopatra Nia Williams of Houston on her artistic
achievement.
HR 246 Farrar
Honoring Aaron Michael Grant of Houston for earning the rank of
Eagle Scout.
HR 264 Delisi
Honoring Salado High School for winning the Conference 2A UIL
Academic State Championship.
HR 267 Wise
Commending Officer Robert E. Lopez of the Weslaco Police Department
for his courage and dedication to duty.
HR 268 Wise
Congratulating San Juan's Proyecto Azteca on being selected as a
2003 Families Count honoree.
HR 269 Wise
Honoring Weslaco on being named an All-America City for 2002.
HR 274 Farabee
Congratulating Elizabeth Perkins Prothro of Wichita Falls on her
receipt of the Council for Independent Colleges Award for
Philanthropy.
HR 277 Davis, Yvonne
Honoring Joe Don Denton of Dallas for his service to the community.
HR 278 Eissler
Welcoming the St. Anthony of Padua Senior Pals to the State
Capitol.
HR 305 Baxter
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of Cedar Creek
Elementary School in Austin.