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CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
10:00 A.M.
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********CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS********
HR 197 Castro
Honoring Zachery Ryan Olson of San Antonio on attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout.
HR 198 Castro
Honoring Joshua Troy Rathbun of San Antonio on attaining the Eagle
Scout insignia.
HR 205 Craddick
Honoring Desiree Childs of Lamesa on her receipt of the
High-Academic Achievement Award.
HR 206 Craddick
Congratulating Herman and Velera Jones of Midland on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 207 Craddick
Honoring Jerry and Peggy Hertel of Midland on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 208 Craddick
Honoring Loren and Bobbie Roberts of Abilene on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 209 Craddick
Honoring Leroy and Evelyn Stewart of Midland on their 55th wedding
anniversary.
HR 211 Hughes
Congratulating Jean Perry Birmingham of Marshall for being named
the 2005 Top Lady of the Year by the Marshall chapter of the Top
Ladies of Distinction.
HR 212 Hughes
Honoring George and Maxine Nafe of Mineola on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 217 Escobar
Commending Mayor Carlos Cantu of La Feria on his years of service
to the city.
HR 218 Branch
Congratulating the Highland Park High School girls cross country
team on winning the state championship title.
HR 219 Branch
Congratulating Carly Bender of Dallas for winning the 2005 Junior
Texas State Grand Twirling Championship and recognizing July 20-26,
2005, as National Baton Twirling Week in Texas.
HR 222 Bonnen
Honoring executive director A. J. "Pete" Reixach, Jr., on his 20th
anniversary with Port Freeport.
HR 223 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Alden Williams of Lancaster on receiving the 2005 Future
African American Leadership Award from the Texas Legislative Black
Caucus.
HR 224 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Kenneth Ennis of Lancaster on his receipt of a 2005 Future
African American Leadership Award from the Texas Legislative Black
Caucus.
HR 225 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Deralyn Riles Davis on receiving an Outstanding Texan
Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
HR 226 Jones, Jesse
Honoring DeMetris Sampson of Dallas on her receipt of a 2005
Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
HR 227 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Willie F. Cornelius of Dallas for her receipt of a 2005
Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
HR 228 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Coach Ellis Davis, Jr., and Betty Joe Davis of Dallas for
their receipt of a 2005 Outstanding Texan Award by the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus.
HR 229 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Judge Cleophas Steele, Jr., and Barbara Steele of Dallas
for their receipt of a 2005 Outstanding Texan Award by the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus.
HR 234 Hughes
Congratulating Mary Lookadoo, superintendent of Mineola ISD, on
being named the Region VII Superintendent of the Year for 2005.
HR 235 Hughes
Congratulating Malcolm and Margaret Wright on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 236 Hughes
Congratulating L. E. and Rosa Rosenbalm on their 60th wedding
anniversary.
HR 237 Hughes
Congratulating George and Ruby Bickerdike on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 247 McCall
Honoring Donna Harrington of Plano on her 105th birthday.
HR 248 Hughes
Honoring R. T. Bridges of Quitman on the occasion of his retirement
as city secretary.
HR 251 Bailey
Congratulating Larry Ponder of Austin on his appointment as
assistant pastoral care minister of Buckner Villas retirement
community.
HR 252 Brown, Betty
Honoring Don and LaDonna Thurman of Terrell on their 50th
anniversary.
HR 254 Hughes
Congratulating Dusty Mercer of Waskom on being named an
All-American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy.
HR 255 Hughes
Honoring Tom and Patsy Boyd of Mineola on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 257 Hopson
Honoring Robert Nichols for his exemplary service on the Texas
Transportation Commission.
HR 260 Branch
Honoring the Highland Park High School boys' golf team on winning
the Class 4A state championship.
HR 261 Branch
Congratulating Amy Bedell and Katelyn McKenzie of Highland Park
High School on winning the doubles tennis state championship.
HR 264 Branch
Honoring Rachel Paige Harrell of Dallas on being named to the
2004-2005 National Dean's List.
HR 265 Craddick
Honoring Leah and Robert H. Angevine of Midland on their 60th
wedding anniversary.
HR 266 Craddick
Honoring Jack and Barbara Cartwright of Midland on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 267 Craddick
Honoring Don and Beverly Hermanson of Midland on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 268 Craddick
Honoring Carl and Alice Williams of Midland on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 269 Craddick
Honoring Robert and Edith Garst of Midland on their 65th wedding
anniversary.
HR 270 Craddick
Honoring Calvin and Helen Bryant of Midland on the occasion of
their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 272 Guillen
Congratulating Miguel Garcia, Jr., on being named valedictorian of
San Isidro High School.
HR 273 Guillen
Congratulating April Garza on being named salutatorian of San
Isidro High School.
HR 274 Guillen
Congratulating Steven Trevino on being named the third-ranked
member of San Isidro High School's Class of 2005.
HR 275 Guillen
Congratulating Lee Roy Calderon on being named valedictorian of Rio
Grande City High School.
HR 276 Guillen
Congratulating Adrian Sandoval on being named salutatorian of Rio
Grande City High School.
HR 277 Guillen
Congratulating Victor Villarreal on being named the third-ranked
member of Rio Grande City High School's Class of 2005.
HR 278 Guillen
Congratulating Cristina Barrera on being named the third-ranked
member of Roma High School's Class of 2005.
HR 279 Guillen
Congratulating Claudia Leal on being named valedictorian of Roma
High School.
HR 280 Guillen
Congratulating Abraham Pena on being named salutatorian of Roma
High School.
HR 281 Anchia
Honoring the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas on the 35th anniversary of
its founding.
HR 284 Merritt
Recognizing Lieutenant General Bruce Carlson as the honorary
balloonmeister of the 2005 Great Texas Balloon Race.
HR 285 Merritt
Honoring Betty and Oliver "Mack" McClain of Longview on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 286 Merritt
Honoring Odus and Lena Mae Sitton of Lindale on their 65th wedding
anniversary.
HR 287 Merritt
Honoring Virgil and Dell Newsom of White Oak on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 288 Merritt
Congratulating Bill and Annette Story of Lindale on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 289 Merritt
Congratulating Don and Mildred Nesbett of Longview on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 290 Farabee
Congratulating Sergeant Glenn Barham on his retirement from the
Wichita Falls Police Department.
HR 291 Hopson
Congratulating Dr. Floyd Verheyden of Jacksonville on his 90th
birthday.
HR 292 Hughes
Congratulating Katie Elizabeth Mannis on being named Queen of the
68th East Texas Yamboree.
HR 294 Gallego
Honoring Whitney Boyce of Utopia on her receipt of the 2005 Future
Entrepreneur Award from the National Association for the
Self-Employed.
HR 295 Gonzalez Toureilles
Honoring U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Steven Kelly Schulz of Karnes
County for his service to his country.
HR 301 Quintanilla
Honoring Charles and Mary Joyce Ivey of Tornillo on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
HR 303 Crownover / Seaman
Honoring David E. Smithkey, president-elect of the National
Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, on the occasion of
his visit to the Lone Star State.
HR 304 Chavez
Honoring Anthony Duncan of El Paso on the 20th anniversary of the
opening of his restaurant, Hudson's Grill.
HR 305 Hilderbran
Honoring Richard A. Turner of Brady for his heroism in Vietnam and
congratulating him on his receipt of the Bronze Star Medal with "V"
Device.
HR 306 Zedler
Honoring Trisha Lynn Slaughter on her graduation from Texas State
University.
HR 308 Guillen
Honoring Oralia Espinoza Cantu for her service to the Freer
community and to the State of Texas.
**********MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS**********
HR 192 Woolley
In memory of Nancy Keith Wencke Crouch of Houston.
HR 210 Hughes
In memory of Martha Louise Raynes of Mineola.
HR 213 Cook, Robby
In memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Christopher Reed
Kilpatrick of Columbus.
HR 233 Hughes
In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Eric Poelman.
HR 256 Hodge
In memory of Dorothy Mae Jones Day.
HR 263 Anchia
Honoring the victims of the July 7, 2005, terrorist bombings in
London, England.
HR 293 Escobar
In memory of Tommie G. Moralez of Falfurrias.
HCR 15 Homer
In memory of Thelma Jeane Day of Brookston.
HCR 16 Homer
In memory of Grady W. Elmore of Paris.
HCR 17 Homer
In memory of William A. Ressler of Paris.
HCR 19 Craddick
In memory of Patricia Warren Innerarity of Midland.
HCR 20 Homer
In memory of Joe Paul Cobb of Paris, Texas.
HCR 23 Craddick
In memory of Ralph H. Viney of Midland.