R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On March 19, 1997, the members of Leadership Rowlett 1-2 will be visiting the State Capitol, and the occasion provides a 1-3 fitting opportunity for the members of this chamber to recognize 1-4 this fine civic organization; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce, 1-6 Leadership Rowlett is a program designed to develop leadership 1-7 skills among its participants by encouraging them to increase their 1-8 knowledge and become actively involved in problem solving through 1-9 dialogue with community leaders; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Leadership Rowlett was founded by Mayor H. K. 1-11 "Buddy" Wall, who continues to provide guidance and direction to 1-12 the program, and he is currently being assisted in his efforts by 1-13 Owen Lokken, Larry Butler, and Brent Williams; and 1-14 WHEREAS, By striving to gain a greater understanding of state 1-15 government and the ways in which the legislative process can affect 1-16 their community, these Texans have earned the respect and 1-17 admiration of their fellow citizens and their efforts truly merit 1-18 special recognition, as this type of commitment forms the very 1-19 backbone of the democratic process; now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-21 Legislature hereby commend the members of Leadership Rowlett for 1-22 their outstanding community involvement and extend to them a warm 1-23 welcome on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol; and, 1-24 be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-2 for the members of Leadership Rowlett as an expression of high 2-3 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Driver 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. 344 was adopted by the House on March 19, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House