H.R. No. 769 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Workman Publishing Company, the creation of highly 1-2 respected entrepreneur Peter I. Workman, is celebrating its 25th 1-3 anniversary in 1993; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Workman was born on October 19, 1938, in New 1-5 York City and attended Yale University; his love of the written 1-6 word led him to seek employment with the New York Daily News where 1-7 he began as a copy boy; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Undeterred by the precarious nature of the 1-9 publishing industry, he established Workman Publishing Company in 1-10 1968, with the Yoga 28-Day Exercise Plan being the initial project 1-11 to appear under that now renowned imprint; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Among the Workman Publishing Company books that have 1-13 achieved bestseller status by selling more than a million copies 1-14 are The Preppy Handbook, Kliban's Cat, The Silver Palate Cookbook, 1-15 The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, What to Expect When You're 1-16 Expecting, and What to Expect the First Year; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Other Workman bestsellers include Book of Questions, 1-18 Bones Book and Skeleton, Brain Quest, Bug Book & Bottle, New Basics 1-19 Cookbook, All I need To Know I Learned From My Cat, and The Texas 1-20 Handbook, and the company also originated the innovative and 1-21 immensely popular Page-A-Day Calendars; and 1-22 WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, he has been supported 1-23 in all his many endeavors by his wife, Carolan, and their two 1-24 daughters, Katie and Elizabeth; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Workman Publishing Company consistently has striven 2-2 to provide the reading public with publications that inform and 2-3 entertain, and the many unique contributions of this exceptional 2-4 company in the field of publishing have indeed earned the company 2-5 and its founder special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be 2-6 it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate Peter I. Workman on the momentous 2-9 occasion of Workman Publishing Company's 25th anniversary and 2-10 acknowledge that enterprise's exceptional contributions to the 2-11 publishing field with best wishes for continued success in the 2-12 future; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Peter I. Workman as an expression of high regard by 2-15 the Texas House of Representatives. 2-16 the Texas House of Representatives. 2-17 Hill 2-18 H.R. No. 769 2-19 _______________________________ 2-20 Speaker of the House 2-21 I certify that H.R. No. 769 was adopted by the House on May 2-22 28, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-23 _______________________________ 2-24 Chief Clerk of the House