H.R. No. 382 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, November 5, 1992, was indeed a special day for 1-2 Corporal Warren Douglas Carpenter and his lovely wife, Cecilia Lynn 1-3 Miller Carpenter, for it marked the occasion of the birth of their 1-4 darling baby boy, Ryan Douglas Carpenter; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Ryan weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 1-6 19-1/2 inches when he was born at Camp Lejeune Naval Military 1-7 Hospital at 3:37 p.m. in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The proud new father is a native Texan who is 1-9 serving with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Lima Company, Heavy 1-10 Machine Gun Division, and is presently on active duty in Okinawa, 1-11 Japan; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Ryan's loving mother also is a native Texan who 1-13 resides in Elgin and is an employee of the crime records division 1-14 of the Department of Public Safety in Austin; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The long-awaited birth of this charming little 1-16 fellow has brought great joy to his grandparents as well; his 1-17 grandmother, Peggy J. Miller, has been a valued employee of the 1-18 Texas House of Representatives for more than 15 years, while his 1-19 grandfather, Jimmy D. Miller, is a 22-year employee of Southern 1-20 Union Gas Company in Austin; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Blessed with an irresistible smile and a winning 1-22 personality, Ryan has indeed brightened the lives of those around 1-23 him, and he is a source of tremendous pride to his family and many 1-24 new admirers; and 2-1 WHEREAS, The members of this chamber take great pleasure in 2-2 officially announcing his birth and congratulating his parents; 2-3 now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby officially welcome Ryan Douglas Carpenter as an 2-6 honorary Texan and congratulate Corporal Warren Douglas Carpenter 2-7 and Cecilia Lynn Miller Carpenter on the birth of their fine son; 2-8 and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for Ryan, his parents, and his grandparents as an 2-11 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-12 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-13 Moffat 2-14 H.R. No. 382 2-15 _______________________________ 2-16 Speaker of the House 2-17 I certify that H.R. No. 382 was adopted by the House on March 2-18 11, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-19 _______________________________ 2-20 Chief Clerk of the House