By: Price H.R. No. 892 73R11697 CAC-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The orderly functioning of the Texas House of 1-2 Representatives during the Regular Session of the 73rd Legislature 1-3 has been greatly facilitated by the diligent efforts of the house 1-4 sergeant at arms, Rod Welsh, the assistant sergeant at arms, Ann 1-5 Harlow, and the office's staff of sergeant messengers; and 1-6 WHEREAS, As sergeant at arms, Mr. Welsh is responsible for 1-7 maintaining order in the house chamber and meeting rooms, securing 1-8 the attendance of members, and assisting all house officers in 1-9 carrying out their administrative duties through the use of 1-10 sergeant messengers and other staff; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Ms. Harlow oversees the daily activities of the 1-12 sergeant messengers, who perform a wide range of important duties 1-13 such as assisting with the taping of committee meetings, picking up 1-14 and delivering mail, photocopying, and taking telephone messages, 1-15 and their actions contribute to the efficiency of the legislative 1-16 process in innumerable ways; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The exceptionally competent sergeant messenger staff 1-18 includes the following individuals: Mike Alford, Yvonne Barton, 1-19 Britton Bass, Kristen Bergen, Kevin Berger, Eric Berkley, Elizabeth 1-20 Blackman, Sonya Bolden, Preston Brown, Scott Browne, Char Burse, 1-21 Eric Calhoun, Fraser Campbell, Raquel Cantu, Margaret Chambers, 1-22 Cara Coukoulis, Zane Cummings, Derek Daniels, Blake Deady, Steve 1-23 Dennis, Chris Diaz, Ivan Espinosa, Corey Ferina, Curtis Fitzgerald, 1-24 Chase Fraser, Bryan Frazier, Andrew Glassford, Angie Hale, Eric 2-1 Hallgren, Ketsia Hamilton, Daniel Hart, Lisa Helgoe, Kasey Hester, 2-2 Cuatro Hollen, Anthony Hope, Jeromy Hughes, Tony Hughes, Barrett 2-3 Kennedy, Dorian Knight, Steven Lark, Billy Layton, Missi Liscum, 2-4 George Lopez, Reagan Lucas, Louis Mayor, Trey McCall, Kris 2-5 McFetridge, Matt Melton, Ella Moore, Camille Morris, Blythe Nadig, 2-6 Marc Nations, John Niederhofer, Librado Padilla, Roger Perez, Pete 2-7 Pruneda, Courtney Rodgers, Pat Rodriguez, Chris Ruiz, Donna 2-8 Russell, Jake Scherrer, Gwen Schuler, Anthony Scoma, Samantha 2-9 Scribner, John Sheppard, Jim Shuford, Kevin Smart, Nathan Stephens, 2-10 Brian Streig, Chris Summitt, Chad Swisher, Brad Tashenberg, John 2-11 Tysseland, Dean Vallery, Gilbert Vasquez, Matt Ward, and Jeff 2-12 Wigder; and 2-13 WHEREAS, The high degree of professionalism and conscientious 2-14 efforts of each individual in the house sergeant at arms office 2-15 have contributed immeasurably to a productive legislative session 2-16 and they are truly deserving of special praise and recognition; 2-17 now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-19 Legislature hereby extend to house Sergeant at Arms Rod Welsh, 2-20 Assistant Sergeant at Arms Ann Harlow, and the sergeant messengers 2-21 its sincere gratitude and appreciation for the outstanding services 2-22 they have rendered during this legislative session; and, be it 2-23 further 2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-25 prepared for the house sergeant at arms office as an expression of 2-26 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.