By:  Nelson                                     S.R. No. 1131
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  honor Susie Tonymon for being the recipient of the Belle Chenault
    1-4  Award of the American Medical Association; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, An exemplary lady who has devoted an amazing amount
    1-6  of energy and time to helping others, she is being recognized as
    1-7  the physician's spouse who made a difference in the political
    1-8  process; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, She was the Tarrant County campaign coordinator for
   1-10  Jane Nelson for State Senate and accomplished a 67 percent victory;
   1-11  and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Susie served with great distinction as
   1-13  Senator Nelson's administrative assistant during the
   1-14  73rd Legislature; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Susie Tonymon was born in Arkansas to parents who
   1-16  had immigrated to the United States from the Guangdong Province of
   1-17  China; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, She attended college at the University of Arkansas
   1-19  and graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor of science
   1-20  degree in business administration; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Susie is the wife of Daniel Tonymon,
   1-22  a practicing physician in Fort Worth; Dr. and Mrs. Tonymon have
   1-23  two children, Kenneth Tonymon, a neurosurgeon in Jonesboro, Arkansas,
    2-1  and Phyllis Tonymon, a doctoral candidate at the University of
    2-2  Illinois; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, A leader in her community, Mrs. Tonymon has
    2-4  served as president of the Tarrant County Medical Society Auxiliary,
    2-5  chairman of the Council on Legislation and Political Action of the
    2-6  Texas Medical Association Alliance, and Northern Regional
    2-7  Vice-President for Membership of the Texas Medical Association
    2-8  Alliance; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, A superbly talented organizer and a
   2-10  politically savvy individual, Susie Tonymon has participated in
   2-11  numerous campaigns and earned the June Bratcher Award as a tribute
   2-12  to her many successes; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, Susie Tonymon is an honest, forthright, tenacious,
   2-14  and courageous woman who keeps her goals clearly in sight and who
   2-15  has earned a well-deserved, larger-than-life status in Texas
   2-16  politics; now, therefore, be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-18  73rd Legislature, hereby commend Susie Tonymon on her exceptional
   2-19  accomplishments and extend congratulations to her for receiving the
   2-20  prestigious Belle Chenault Award; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-22  her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
   2-23                                 _____________________________________
   2-24                                        President of the Senate
   2-25                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-1                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-2                                 the Senate on May 28, 1993.
    3-3                                 _____________________________________
    3-4                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-5                                 _____________________________________
    3-6                                         Member, Texas Senate