By Pickett H.R. No. 1046 74R13916 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The J. M. Hanks High School Knights varsity golf 1-2 team has ascended to the pinnacle of success by winning the 1995 1-3 University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A state championship 1-4 tournament; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Boasting a tradition of excellence in high school 1-6 golf that includes 14 consecutive District 2-5A titles and four 1-7 appearances in the UIL state tournament before 1995, this 1-8 exceptional group of student athletes entered this year's 1-9 competition determined to take home the state title that had 1-10 previously eluded them; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Performing at a level far superior to other teams, 1-12 the Knights claimed the coveted crown with a two-day total score of 1-13 580, setting a new state tournament record and finishing 24 strokes 1-14 in front of the second place team; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The team's outstanding achievements were a result of 1-16 superb play by members Ralph Gemoets, Drew Hawley, A. J. Keipp, 1-17 Adrian Quintela, and Jesse Sosa; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Although each team member made significant 1-19 contributions to the squad's overall success, Jesse Sosa, a senior 1-20 at J. M. Hanks High School, also earned distinction by winning the 1-21 individual state championship, and teammate Ralph Gemoets placed 1-22 second to claim the silver medal; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Henry Felix, who has been head coach at J. M. Hanks 1-24 High School for 11 years, schooled his talented charges in golfing 2-1 fundamentals and instilled in them an unquenchable will to win; and 2-2 WHEREAS, These exemplary young men are a source of great 2-3 pride to the students and faculty of J. M. Hanks High School as 2-4 well as their many supporters in the community, and their 2-5 exceptional accomplishments indeed merit special legislative 2-6 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate the J. M. Hanks High School varsity 2-9 golf team on winning the 1995 UIL Class 5A state championship and 2-10 extend to the team members and Coach Henry Felix best wishes for 2-11 continued success in the future; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for the team members and their coach and for prominent 2-14 display at J. M. Hanks High School as an expression of high regard 2-15 by the Texas House of Representatives.