R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Diane Ragsdale has dedicated herself to the 1-2 betterment of the Dallas community, and her hard work and 1-3 commitment to excellence in this regard are indeed deserving of 1-4 special legislative recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A graduate of James Madison High School, 1-6 Ms. Ragsdale earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing from 1-7 Dallas Baptist University; from 1984 to 1991 this remarkable woman 1-8 served on the Dallas City Council, during which time she served for 1-9 four years as deputy mayor pro tem, and she remains active on the 1-10 political scene today; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Ms. Ragsdale has supported many commendable causes 1-12 and bases her political platform on the principle of 1-13 self-determination; her long-standing goal as a public servant has 1-14 been to empower the members of her community both politically and 1-15 economically, while at the same time developing educational 1-16 opportunities and emphasizing cultural uniqueness; and 1-17 WHEREAS, This admirable woman is a founding member of many 1-18 community service organizations, including the Martin Luther King, 1-19 Jr., Family Health Clinic and the Common Ground Community Economic 1-20 Development Corporation; she has served on the American Heart 1-21 Association Neighborhood Task Force and is a prominent backer of 1-22 neighborhood preservation projects as well as community-based crime 1-23 control and prevention initiatives; and 1-24 WHEREAS, A lifelong member of Kirkwood Temple CME, 2-1 Ms. Ragsdale continues to set an outstanding example for her fellow 2-2 citizens, and the efforts of this visionary individual have 2-3 rightfully earned her honor and praise at this time; now, 2-4 therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby commend Diane Ragsdale for her many years of 2-7 service to the citizens of Dallas and extend to her sincere best 2-8 wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to come; 2-9 and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for Ms. Ragsdale as an expression of high regard by the 2-12 Texas House of Representatives. Hodge 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. 402 was adopted by the House on March 19, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House