By: Sibley S.R. No. 454 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-3 in recognizing Ronald O. Craven who has been selected as the 1-4 Army and Air Force Exchange Service Driver of the Year; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The annual Driver of the Year program acknowledges 1-6 the importance of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service delivery 1-7 fleet; each year, one driver is chosen from hundreds of other 1-8 drivers as the very best among a group of highly qualified 1-9 operators; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Winning the Driver of the Year award means that 1-11 Mr. Craven will win the one-year use of a customized Peterbilt 1-12 tractor with a 45-foot trailer which is fully accessorized for 1-13 the Driver of the Year; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Mr. Craven began his Army and Air Force Exchange 1-15 Service career in 1964 as a warehouse worker; in 1969, he began 1-16 working as a substitute driver and by April, 1970, he became a 1-17 permanent Motor Vehicle Operator; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Since 1979, his yearly evaluations have been 1-19 perfect in the driving category as well as in all other areas; 1-20 he has earned the National Safety Council's Safe Driving Award 1-21 for the last 21 years in a row; and 1-22 WHEREAS, A diligent and extremely hardworking driver, 1-23 Ronald Craven has won the admiration and respect of all those 2-1 with whom he works; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Having driven over 2,000,000 accident-free highway 2-3 miles, Mr. Craven has earned the coveted American Trucking 2-4 Association's Million Mile Club award; known as a "switch-point" 2-5 driver, Mr. Craven has performed so well over the years that he 2-6 operates on his own, free to use his decision-making abilities 2-7 to solve myriad problems that he encounters on his day-to-day 2-8 trips; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Highly lauded by his colleagues as well as his 2-10 customers, Mr. Craven's experience and job expertise allow him 2-11 to overcome delivery obstacles and ensure that service is never 2-12 compromised; he is willing to pitch in to help unload his truck 2-13 if a facility is short-handed; he always leaves everyone he meets 2-14 feeling more cheerful; now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of the Texas, 2-16 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Ronald O. Craven on the momentous 2-17 occasion of his being designated Driver of the Year by the Army and 2-18 Air Force Exchange Service; and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-20 Mr. Craven as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-21 _____________________________________ 2-22 President of the Senate 2-23 I hereby certify that the 2-24 above Resolution was adopted by 2-25 the Senate on March 22, 1993. 3-1 _____________________________________ 3-2 Secretary of the Senate 3-3 _____________________________________ 3-4 Member, Texas Senate