H.R. No. 929
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, For nearly six years, Phyllis Pickett has labored
    1-2  tirelessly in behalf of her fellow citizens as an active and
    1-3  valuable member of the East El Paso Lions Club; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, On October 1, 1989, she became the first female
    1-5  member of the East El Paso Lions Club since it was chartered in
    1-6  1952, and during her remarkable tenure with that fine organization
    1-7  Mrs. Pickett has served its membership as Lion tamer, third vice
    1-8  president, second vice president, and first vice president; in 1994
    1-9  she became the club's first female Lion boss and has since been
   1-10  reelected to a second term in that demanding post; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Extremely dedicated as a club member and officer,
   1-12  Mrs. Pickett has attended numerous Lions International Conventions
   1-13  and two U.S./Canada Forums; she also has toured the Lions Leader
   1-14  Dog School in Rochester, Michigan, and has visited the Lions
   1-15  Crippled Children's Camp in Kerrville and many clubs throughout the
   1-16  district and city; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The mother of a family of Lions, she has been
   1-18  consistently supported in all her endeavors by her husband, Glen
   1-19  Pickett, who has served as a district governor for the
   1-20  organization, and by their children, State Representative Joe
   1-21  Pickett, Pat Pickett, Chris Pickett, and Anne Pickett, who also
   1-22  have found fulfillment and enjoyment through the Lions Club; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The world's largest service organization, Lions
   1-24  International has seen many dedicated women such as Mrs. Pickett
    2-1  pursue the vital task of community service through the
    2-2  organization, and it is indeed fitting that the many notable
    2-3  achievements of these lady Lions be given special legislative
    2-4  recognition; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-6  Legislature hereby commend Phyllis Pickett for her many sterling
    2-7  accomplishments as a member of the East El Paso Lions Club and, in
    2-8  honor of her efforts and those of all women who actively
    2-9  participate as members of the Lions Club, declare June 2, 1995, as
   2-10  Appreciation of Women in Lionism Day in the State of Texas; and, be
   2-11  it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-13  prepared for Mrs. Pickett as an expression of high regard by the
   2-14  Texas House of Representatives.