By:  Saunders                                           H.R. No. 79
       73R1887 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, On November 28, 1992, Janie Kallus, a retired nurse
    1-2  from Schulenburg, Texas, became the first winner of Lotto Texas,
    1-3  claiming a prize of $21,760,794.64; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Born on a farm near Ammannsville to Rudolph and Mary
    1-5  Kallus, she attended her final two years of school in Schulenburg
    1-6  before beginning a long and rewarding career in health care; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, After three years spent working for a Schulenburg
    1-8  physician, this dedicated and compassionate woman relocated to
    1-9  Houston to attend nursing school; Ms. Kallus then spent 22 years
   1-10  providing invaluable assistance to a Houston physician until his
   1-11  retirement; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Her nursing career continued at Methodist Hospital
   1-13  in Houston, where she devoted much of her time to the care of
   1-14  chronically ill patients, working tirelessly to ease their physical
   1-15  and emotional pain; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Following her well-deserved retirement in June 1992,
   1-17  she returned to Schulenburg where she built a modest three-bedroom
   1-18  brick home and spent time cultivating her vegetable garden and
   1-19  enjoying her dog, Fred; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Before winning Lotto Texas, this exceptional woman's
   1-21  generosity of spirit had been rewarded by bingo earnings that she
   1-22  used to contribute towards her niece's wedding reception; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, By carefully studying lottery drawings in other
   1-24  states, Ms. Kallus indicated her considerable instinct and savvy by
    2-1  noting which numbers appeared most often in other state drawings;
    2-2  her winning system produced the numbers 24, 21, 9, 28, and 17, with
    2-3  50 added to complete the required six numbers; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, In an amazing feat, she not only chose the winning
    2-5  numbers, but selected them in the exact sequence in which they were
    2-6  drawn, an event which has a microscopically small statistical
    2-7  probability of 1 in 11.4 billion; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, This inspirational individual has made only modest
    2-9  plans for her newfound wealth, her relatives, primarily her mother
   2-10  and her aunt, being her chief concern; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, Governor Ann Richards made reference to Ms. Kallus
   2-12  as "an angel sent from heaven" and further stated in a speech at
   2-13  the Governor's Gala that Janie Kallus was an ideal first winner of
   2-14  the new Lotto Texas; now, therefore, be it
   2-15        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-16  Legislature hereby congratulate Janie Kallus as a deserving winner
   2-17  of the first Lotto Texas jackpot and extend to her sincere best
   2-18  wishes for continued good fortune; and, be it further
   2-19        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-20  prepared for Ms. Kallus as an expression of high regard by the
   2-21  Texas House of Representatives.