H.R. No. 847
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Richard Chad Bruns recently earned the title of 1995
    1-2  Texas Junior Chess Champion at the state chess tournament held in
    1-3  Austin on March 25-26, 1995, and his achievement represents the
    1-4  culmination of a dream as well as years of hard work on the part of
    1-5  Mr. Bruns; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The son of Richard Bruns and Donna Bruns, this fine
    1-7  young man first developed his interest in chess at the age of six
    1-8  when a friend gave him a chess set as a birthday gift; self-taught,
    1-9  he has considered the game a favorite pastime through the years and
   1-10  only began to play the game competitively three years ago; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, A member of the Houston Chess Club, Mr. Bruns had
   1-12  previously participated at events in California and Illinois before
   1-13  deciding to try his luck in the Texas Junior Championship
   1-14  tournament; out of 450 players who competed in five rounds of
   1-15  competition, Mr. Bruns emerged the winner, making him the top-rated
   1-16  high school player in the entire State of Texas; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Currently completing his final year as an honors
   1-18  student at Clements High School in Sugar Land, Mr. Bruns has been
   1-19  accepted into the petroleum engineering program at Texas A&M
   1-20  University for the fall and is hoping to begin his college career
   1-21  fresh from the victory he plans to achieve at the National Chess
   1-22  Tournament of High School Champions being held this August in
   1-23  Concord, California; and
   1-24        WHEREAS, Richard Chad Bruns is a source of great pride to his
    2-1  parents, to his teachers and many friends at Clements High School,
    2-2  and to the citizens of Sugar Land, and it is a pleasure for the
    2-3  members of this chamber to join with them in commending him on his
    2-4  significant achievement; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-6  Legislature hereby congratulate Richard Chad Bruns on being named
    2-7  the 1995 Texas Junior Chess Champion and extend sincere best wishes
    2-8  to him for continued success and happiness in the future; and, be
    2-9  it further
   2-10        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-11  prepared for Mr. Bruns and his parents as an expression of high
   2-12  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.