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CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
Thursday, February 17, 2005
10:00 A.M.
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********CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS********
HR 134 Howard
Honoring Chief Henry "Hank" Stokes Howell, Jr., on his retirement
from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 135 Jones, Jesse
Honoring James Scott Karban of Waco on attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout.
HR 136 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Sweet Union Baptist Church of Jacksonville on its 117th
anniversary.
HR 137 Jones, Jesse
Recognizing the renaming of the Good Street Missionary Society to
the Wilene Dade Missionary Society of the Good Street Baptist
Church.
HR 138 Jones, Jesse
Recognizing the 2004 honorees of the Texas State Association and
Beauty Culturists League.
HR 140 Dawson
Honoring the Thundering Hooves equestrian drill team of Matagorda
County.
HR 152 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Eli Davis of Dallas on his 75th birthday.
HR 153 Jones, Jesse
Congratulating Wesley E. Hayes, Jr., on his retirement from
Richland College.
HR 154 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Elinor Sedberry Jackson of Dallas for her 50 years of
service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
HR 155 Jones, Jesse
Honoring Margie Beal Dennis of Dallas on her 90th birthday.
HR 157 Hegar
Recognizing Jacob Carlos Gatlin of Katy for his contributions in
Iraq.
HR 159 Davis, Yvonne
Congratulating Dr. Mamie McKnight of Dallas on her receipt of SMU's
Profiles in Leadership Award.
HR 162 Gattis
Honoring the Liberty Hill High School football team and school
band.
HR 163 Gattis
Honoring the Florence FFA team on its success at the 77th National
FFA Convention.
HR 168 Miller
Recognizing February 16, 2005, as Comanche County Day at the State
Capitol.
HR 170 Gonzalez Toureilles
Honoring Jerry Retzloff of Live Oak County on being named Volunteer
of the Year for 2005 by the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
HR 171 Gonzalez Toureilles
Honoring Lawrence "Buddy" Orsak for receiving the 2005 Educator of
the Year Award from the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
HR 172 Gonzalez Toureilles
Recognizing February 23, 2005, as Atascosa County Day at the State
Capitol.
HR 173 Gonzalez Toureilles
Honoring Emilio Garza on being name Elected Official of the Year by
the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
HR 174 Smithee
Honoring the 100th anniversary of Rotary International and
recognizing the work and achievements of the Amarillo West Rotary
Club.
HR 177 King, Phil
Recognizing February 23, 2005, as Wise County Day at the State
Capitol.
HR 185 Talton
Recognizing the Battleship Texas on the occasion of the 60th
anniversary of the raising of the U.S. flag at the Battle of Iwo
Jima.
HR 187 Hardcastle
Congratulating the City of Bowie on its selection as a National
Main Street City.
HR 188 Hardcastle
Congratulating the city of Gainesville on its selection as a
National Main Street City.
HR 189 Hardcastle
Congratulating Dr. T. David Greer of Henrietta on his receipt of
the Texas Family Physician of the Year Award.
HR 190 Hardcastle
Congratulating the city of Quanah on its selection as a National
Main Street City.
HR 198 Raymond
Honoring Minerva G. Ramirez for her dedicated service to the Laredo
community.
**********MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS**********
HR 139 Jones, Jesse
Honoring the life of Audry Mae Owens Gardner.
HR 144 Bohac
In memory of Harold Alvin Urban of Houston.
HR 150 Blake
In memory of Robert W. Murphey of Nacogdoches.
HR 151 Jones, Jesse
In memory of Geary F. Hill of Dallas.
HR 161 Haggerty
In memory of United States Marine Lance Corporal Michael S. Torres
of El Paso.
HR 175 Baxter
In memory of Thomas Anthony Korioth of Austin.
HR 178 Harper-Brown
In memory of Robert G. Lynch, founding dean of the graduate school
of management at the University of Dallas.