R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, From February 10 through February 19, 1997, the

 1-2     Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team will be featured performers

 1-3     at Singapore's Chinese New Year celebration, and this singular

 1-4     honor is indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is traditionally an occasion

 1-6     for great revelry and spectacular entertainment, and Singapore's

 1-7     observation of this holiday will be no exception; performers from

 1-8     more than 20 countries will appear, and of these the

 1-9     internationally recognized Rangerettes will be the sole North

1-10     American representatives; and

1-11           WHEREAS, Known as the world's most accomplished precision

1-12     drill team, the Kilgore College Rangerettes have thrilled and

1-13     delighted audiences around the world, and their appearances in the

1-14     Singapore Indoor Stadium and the Chingay Processional will be seen

1-15     by millions of appreciative spectators, both in person and on

1-16     television; and

1-17           WHEREAS, During their visit to Singapore, the Rangerettes

1-18     will also perform at a number of colleges and high schools, where

1-19     they will meet with local students, and Texans could ask for no

1-20     finer goodwill ambassadors than these talented and vivacious young

1-21     women, including Marsha Andrus, Lisa Braddock, Julie Bridger, Julie

1-22     Christian, April Ann Cotten, Erin Cummings, Farrah Dailey, Bree

1-23     Dodd, Heather Drake, Gloria Duncan, Jennifer Eubanks, Jacquelyn

1-24     Farar, Jennifer Faust, Monica Goffney, Kim Gwin, Melody Gwin, Carla

 2-1     Kerzee, Holly Nicholas, Ashlie Pettit, Shelly Pizanie, Teresa

 2-2     Rodriguez, Rebecca Rose, Jennifer Rouse, Joni Sablatura, Amy

 2-3     Scoltz, Amy Selden, Amanda Simpson, Alice Staudt, Gina Taylor,

 2-4     Danielle Thacker, Candice Ward, Sara Weems, Kelly Wilson, Melissa

 2-5     Amaya, Breah Brown, Erica Campbell, Kelly Cunningham, Christina

 2-6     Custer, Rachel Dreyfus, Jayne Encarnacion, Tiffany Engelking,

 2-7     Lauren Eppler, Becky Faust, Christina Flores, Tarlesia Fontenot,

 2-8     Michelle Gordon, Hilary Haglund, Christy Hubnik, Natalie Jenion,

 2-9     Lizabeth Jones, Amy King, Amy Koenig, Kari Kubiak, Stacy Lawrence,

2-10     Kelly Mayfield, Heather McFarlin, Natalie Neumann, Christie

2-11     Parchman, Laura Persohn, Jennifer Preston, Claire Raney, Desiree

2-12     Reese, Lina Rios, Karyn Smith, Amy Vidos, Kelli Whitton, and Kandy

2-13     Winters; now, therefore, be it

2-14           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-15     Legislature hereby honor the Kilgore College Rangerettes on the

2-16     occasion of their performance at Singapore's Chinese New Year

2-17     celebration and extend to them warmest best wishes for continued

2-18     success in the years to come; and, be it further

2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-20     prepared for the Kilgore College Rangerettes as an expression of

2-21     high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                     Merritt

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 107 was adopted by the House on

         February 6, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House