H.R. No. 813 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The DeSoto West Junior High School Band has been 1-2 named a recipient of the Sudler Cup, a prestigious honor awarded 1-3 through the John Philip Sousa Foundation; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Sponsored by Louis and Virginia Sudler, the Sudler 1-5 Cup was established to recognize junior high school and middle 1-6 school band programs that have demonstrated exemplary standards of 1-7 excellence over a period of several years; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Only 19 bands have received the Sudler Cup during 1-9 the award's 10-year history, and by attaining such a distinction 1-10 the DeSoto West Junior High School Band has achieved a truly 1-11 remarkable feat; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The band's accomplished director, Benny Davis, has 1-13 consistently inspired his young musicians to perform at the highest 1-14 level, and for his vital role in winning the Sudler Cup, his name, 1-15 along with that of the school, will be engraved on the silver cup's 1-16 base; also, each band member will receive a handsome individualized 1-17 diploma as a fitting memento of the group's notable accomplishment; 1-18 and 1-19 WHEREAS, The band and its director are a source of great 1-20 pride to the students and faculty of DeSoto West Junior High 1-21 School, and this exciting acknowledgment of their talent is indeed 1-22 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby congratulate the DeSoto West Junior High School 2-1 Band on being designated a recipient of the Sudler Cup by the John 2-2 Philip Sousa Foundation; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the band's director and members as an expression of 2-5 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.