By Yarbrough                                     H.R. No. 357

      75R8959 JHS-D                           

                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Ruth Love has earned the title of Empowering Teen

 1-2     Leader from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and on March

 1-3     20, 1997, she will join other members of this esteemed organization

 1-4     at the State Capitol; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Ms. Love is a junior at Houston's Waltrip High

 1-6     School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society and the

 1-7     Science Club; in addition to these admirable pursuits, she is also

 1-8     active in the school's marching band and devotes much of her time

 1-9     to her church youth group; and

1-10           WHEREAS, This exemplary young woman is constantly working to

1-11     make her community a better place to live; whether participating in

1-12     the refurbishment of houses with Habitat for Humanity or striving

1-13     for her own personal edification, she maintains a positive attitude

1-14     about her community and the role she plays in improving the status

1-15     quo; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Ms. Love plans to attend college after graduating

1-17     from high school, and she hopes to study either computer science or

1-18     meteorology; she has benefited greatly from the excellent example

1-19     set by her father and credits his patience and understanding for

1-20     much of her success; and

1-21           WHEREAS, Texas needs more young people to step up and take an

1-22     active role in their community, and Ruth Love and her fellow

1-23     Empowering Teen Leaders are leading the way toward this commendable

1-24     goal; now, therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-2     Legislature hereby congratulate Ruth Love on her selection as an

 2-3     Empowering Teen Leader and extend to her sincere best wishes for

 2-4     continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it

 2-5     further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for Ms. Love as an expression of high regard by the Texas

 2-8     House of Representatives.