H.R. No. 683
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Leia Pardue of DeSoto has achieved outstanding
    1-2  success in track and field, pushing her athletic skills to the
    1-3  limit and setting a school and county age-group record in the mile
    1-4  run with the superb time of 5 minutes, 51 seconds; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Middle distance running events are among the most
    1-6  grueling in track and field, requiring exceptional endurance,
    1-7  speed, and strategy to compete successfully at the highest levels;
    1-8  and
    1-9        WHEREAS, An eighth grader at DeSoto East Junior High School,
   1-10  this dedicated young athlete has been unbeatable in her event,
   1-11  charging through two seasons without tasting defeat; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Although her best time in the mile from the previous
   1-13  season was six minutes, one second, she challenged herself to break
   1-14  the six-minute-mile barrier, and her tireless efforts were rewarded
   1-15  with a time which bettered that difficult goal by several seconds;
   1-16  in doing so, Ms. Pardue not only set a new personal record but
   1-17  became the first eighth grader in all of Dallas County to run the
   1-18  distance in less than six minutes; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Leia Pardue's matchless dedication and drive as a
   1-20  runner exemplify those attributes that define excellence for young
   1-21  athletes, and it is indeed appropriate that she be given special
   1-22  legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   1-24  Legislature hereby congratulate Leia Pardue on setting a school and
    2-1  county record in the mile run and extend to her best wishes for
    2-2  continued success in the future; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-4  prepared for Leia Pardue as an expression of high regard by the
    2-5  Texas House of Representatives.
    2-6  Texas House of Representatives.
    2-7                                                             Giddings
    2-8                                                      H.R. No. 683
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   2-10                                            Speaker of the House
   2-11        I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on May
   2-12  7, 1993, by a non-record vote.
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   2-14                                          Chief Clerk of the House