H.R. No. 960 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Rebecca Lynn Ford, who has established an exemplary record of 1-3 excellence and academic achievement as a student at Bowie High 1-4 School in Austin; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The daughter of Sharon Roberson and Alan Ford, 1-6 Ms. Ford is a national merit scholar who has earned a number of 1-7 well-deserved honors for her commitment to academic excellence, 1-8 including the IBM Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship, 1-9 designation as a Tracor Scholar, and the Julia Mellenbruch Award 1-10 for Excellence in Foreign Language; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Popular among her peers, she also has maintained a 1-12 busy extracurricular load as vice president of community affairs 1-13 for the senior class, as president of the French Club, as a 1-14 four-year member of the marching and concert band, as an involved 1-15 participant in the orchestra, and as a member of the National Honor 1-16 Society; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Despite her demanding schedule, Ms. Ford elected to 1-18 participate in a legislative internship, in which capacity she 1-19 earned the respect and admiration of all who came to know her for 1-20 her sincere desire to learn more about the legislative process and 1-21 the workings of state government; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Rebecca Ford has demonstrated exceptional 1-23 intelligence, initiative, and maturity in successfully pursuing a 1-24 variety of worthy goals, and she is indeed deserving of special 2-1 legislative recognition for her remarkable achievements in this 2-2 regard; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby congratulate Rebecca Lynn Ford on the momentous 2-5 occasion of her graduation from Bowie High School and extend to her 2-6 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in all 2-7 future endeavors; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for Ms. Ford as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-10 House of Representatives.