H.R. No. 418 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, St. Patrick's Day 1993 is the 47th birthday of our 1-2 esteemed colleague, the Honorable Ashley Smith, a birthdate that 1-3 may help to explain his uncanny ability to get lucky in the house 1-4 with his legislative proposals; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This legislative leprechaun is currently serving his 1-6 seventh term as a member of this distinguished chamber; when he is 1-7 not in Austin performing his governmental duties, Mr. Smith can be 1-8 found in Houston, where he could be construed as having some 1-9 interest in looking for a pot of gold in his role as an attorney 1-10 with the law firm of Crain, Caton and James and in his pursuit of 1-11 an L.L.M. degree in international law; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Blessed with a loving wife, Peggy, and an 1-13 accomplished daughter, Marlo, Mr. Smith would appear to lead a 1-14 charmed existence, though lately he seems to be suffering a bit 1-15 from the empty nest syndrome since "that girl" left the Lone Star 1-16 State to pursue her studies at Vanderbilt University; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Despite his first name, there is absolutely no truth 1-18 to the rumor that Mr. Smith's countenance has appeared on a 1-19 Franklin Mint plate, and any notion that he frankly doesn't give a 1-20 darn would be quickly gone with the wind after witnessing his 1-21 impressive involvement as chairman of the Committee on Higher 1-22 Education and as a valued member of the committees on public safety 1-23 and redistricting; and 1-24 WHEREAS, This outstanding legislator has of late attempted to 2-1 encourage a stronger linkage between education and science and 2-2 technology; however, his colleagues regret to inform him that the 2-3 concept of sending students into orbit to help them achieve a 2-4 higher education is rather impractical; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Though he's not getting any younger, Representative 2-6 Smith does seem to have a handle on how to age gracefully into his 2-7 golden years, which may account for his colleagues' undeniable need 2-8 to give him some blarney on the anniversary of his birth; now, 2-9 therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Ashley Smith on the 2-12 unavoidable occasion of his 47th birthday and extend sincere best 2-13 wishes to him for many more years of good-natured teasing at the 2-14 hands of his tasteful peers; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of malarkey by his 2-17 colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. 2-18 Rangel 2-19 Craddick 2-20 Rangel