R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor

 1-2     the Brenham Baseball Alumni Association for its significant efforts

 1-3     in behalf of Brenham High School; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Throughout the organization's history, members of

 1-5     the Brenham Baseball Alumni Association have promoted the sport of

 1-6     baseball at their alma mater, giving freely of their time, talents,

 1-7     and resources to ensure that students at Brenham High School are

 1-8     afforded the same joy from America's favorite pastime as their

 1-9     predecessors have enjoyed; and

1-10           WHEREAS, On March 21, 1997, the Brenham Baseball Alumni

1-11     Association will dedicate a new clubhouse building at Fireman's

1-12     Park; this remarkable facility features artwork and photographs of

1-13     past Brenham baseball playoff teams, as well as college and

1-14     professional players who began their careers at the school; and

1-15           WHEREAS, The Brenham High School baseball teams' remarkable

1-16     legacy of excellence includes 11 state tournament appearances and

1-17     six state championships, and the program is one of the most storied

1-18     and respected in the Lone Star State; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Former Brenham High School players who have risen to

1-20     the top of their sport as players for professional baseball teams

1-21     include Jimmy Plant, Jackie Heidemann, Chuck Machemehl, Cecil

1-22     Cooper, Otto Kemper, Mark Kuecker, Gary Weiss, Ricky Seilheimer,

1-23     John Wood, David Crowson, Chris Graves, Carl Sullivan, James Nix,

1-24     John Schulte, Eric Richardson, George Preston, and Jordan

 2-1     Zimmerman; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, The citizens of Brenham are justly renowned for

 2-3     their love of baseball, and by helping to preserve the rich

 2-4     baseball heritage at Brenham High School, the Brenham Baseball

 2-5     Alumni Association is performing a community service truly worthy

 2-6     of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-8     Legislature hereby commend the members of the Brenham Baseball

 2-9     Alumni Association for their significant contributions to the

2-10     students of Brenham High School and extend sincere best wishes to

2-11     them for continued success in the future; and, be it further

2-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-13     prepared for the Brenham Baseball Alumni Association as an

2-14     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                      Kubiak

         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. 392 was adopted by the House on March

         19, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House