H.R. No. 1255 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The orderly functioning of the Texas House of 1-2 Representatives during the Regular Session of the 74th Legislature 1-3 has been greatly facilitated by the diligent efforts of the house 1-4 sergeant at arms, Rod Welsh, the assistant sergeant at arms, Ann 1-5 Harlow, the doorkeeper, Pete Peterson, and the office's staff of 1-6 sergeant messengers; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Among Mr. Welsh's duties as sergeant at arms are 1-8 maintaining order in the house chamber and meeting rooms, securing 1-9 the attendance of members, and assisting all house officers in 1-10 carrying out their administrative duties through the use of 1-11 sergeant messengers and other staff; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Ms. Harlow oversees the daily activities of the 1-13 sergeant messengers, who perform a wide range of important duties 1-14 such as assisting with the taping of committee meetings, picking up 1-15 and delivering mail, and photocopying, and their actions contribute 1-16 to the efficiency of the legislative process in innumerable ways; 1-17 and 1-18 WHEREAS, Doorkeeper Pete Peterson, under the supervision of 1-19 the sergeant at arms, includes in his many responsibilities 1-20 obtaining recognition from the speaker to announce the arrival of 1-21 the governor, the senate, or a messenger from the governor or 1-22 senate, and enforcing the privileges of the floor; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The exceptionally competent sergeant messenger staff 1-24 includes the following individuals: Michael Ager, Mike Barnett, 2-1 Yvonne Barton, Britney Beall, David Bedwell, Keith Bendy, Beau 2-2 Blevins, Liz Brown, Kathy Calderon, Chad Collins, Marcus Cook, 2-3 Patrick Davis, Ryan Davis, Steve DeLaO, Pat Dennard, Josh Erwin, 2-4 Jeremy Fischer, Ben Frye, Jaime Gonzalez, Melissa Gonzalez, Kevin 2-5 Green, Steve Hahn, Daniel Hart, Susannah Harter, Niki Hazelrigg, 2-6 Deanna Hill, Ron Hill, Bill Honea, Anthony Hope, Derek Johnson, 2-7 Bret Kadison, Allison Kalisek, Misti Kumpe, Todd Larsen, Amy 2-8 Longfield, Chris Martinez, Dustin Mattlage, David Maxwell, Marc 2-9 Nations, Roy Ortiz, Lee Padilla, Scott Payne, Steve Ponsetti, Jim 2-10 Reaves, Scott Roberts, Miles Rowland, Sheri Sanders, John Sheppard, 2-11 Jason Snider, Carrie Sprott, Nathan Stephens, Krista Sunday, Angela 2-12 Taplin, John Tarver, Larry Thomas, Anne Trenolone, Cecilia Vasquez, 2-13 Charles Verdict, Paul Vogt, Gerald Walker, Terry Warner, and Aubrey 2-14 Wooley; and 2-15 WHEREAS, The high degree of professionalism and conscientious 2-16 efforts of each individual in the house sergeant at arms office 2-17 have contributed immeasurably to a productive legislative session, 2-18 and each is truly deserving of special praise and recognition; now, 2-19 therefore, be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-21 Legislature hereby extend to house Sergeant at Arms Rod Welsh, 2-22 Assistant Sergeant at Arms Ann Harlow, Doorkeeper Pete Peterson, 2-23 and the sergeant messengers its sincere gratitude and appreciation 2-24 for the outstanding services they have rendered during this 2-25 legislative session; and, be it further 2-26 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-27 prepared for the house sergeant at arms office as an expression of 3-1 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.