H.R. No. 1173 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The legislative community is a close-knit one, and 1-2 it was with great pleasure that the members of this chamber learned 1-3 of the news of the birth of Savannah Lynn Shivers, the beautiful 1-4 new baby girl of longtime Capitol employee Shari Shivers; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Savannah Lynn weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and 1-6 measured 18-1/2 inches in length when she made her debut at 3:07 1-7 p.m. on May 22, 1995, at St. David's Hospital in Austin, and her 1-8 long-awaited arrival has brought great joy into the lives of her 1-9 parents and many new admirers; and 1-10 WHEREAS, A familiar face in the halls of our State Capitol, 1-11 Ms. Shivers was a valued attorney with the Texas Legislative 1-12 Council from October 1989 to September 1993, during which time she 1-13 earned the respect and admiration of all who knew her for her 1-14 professionalism, integrity, and expertise as a recognized authority 1-15 in the areas of local government and higher education; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Ms. Shivers left the employ of the council to accept 1-17 a position with the speaker's office, and for nearly two years now 1-18 she has provided invaluable assistance to the legislature as the 1-19 speaker's ethics advisor and as an expert in the fields of public 1-20 and higher education; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Joining Ms. Shivers in parenthood is her devoted 1-22 husband, Marc, an attorney with Hughes & Luce, and blessed with 1-23 such outstanding representation, Savannah Lynn can indeed look 1-24 forward to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby officially welcome Savannah Lynn Shivers as a 2-3 treasured new citizen of Texas and extend heartfelt congratulations 2-4 to Shari and Marc Shivers on the birth of their darling new 2-5 daughter; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for Savannah Lynn and her parents as an expression of 2-8 highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives.