R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, From May 2 to 5, 1997, Phillis Wheatley High 1-2 School's Class of 1947 will gather in San Antonio to celebrate its 1-3 50th reunion, and this singular event is truly worthy of special 1-4 praise and recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Over the course of these four days, members of the 1-6 Class of 1947 will rekindle old friendships and recall cherished 1-7 memories even as they exchange news of their latest achievements, 1-8 and the recollection of half a century of trials and triumphs is 1-9 sure to be accompanied by lively conversation, warm laughter, and 1-10 the occasional tear; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Just as their alma mater's namesake Phillis Wheatley 1-12 traveled thousands of miles from her native Africa before becoming 1-13 one of colonial America's preeminent poets, so have the 1-14 distinguished members of the Class of 1947 traveled through the 1-15 latter half of this remarkable century to the present day, and 1-16 they can look back on their historic journeys with both pride and 1-17 satisfaction; now, therefore, be it 1-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-19 Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Phillis 1-20 Wheatley High School's Class of 1947 and extend to its members 1-21 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the 1-22 future. McClendon Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 322 was adopted by the House on April 3, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House