R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
1-2 David Lattin for his many notable contributions to the storied
1-3 legacy of athletic achievement in the State of Texas; and
1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Houston, this exceptional athlete saw
1-5 his remarkable basketball talent blossom while a student at Evan E.
1-6 Worthing Senior High School; during his years there, he was the
1-7 driving force on his basketball team, taking them to the state
1-8 title in 1962 while earning high school All American honors and
1-9 averaging 29 points, 19 rebounds, and 13 blocked shots per game;
1-10 and
1-11 WHEREAS, He next became a star player at Texas Western
1-12 University under legendary coach Don Haskins and helped lead his
1-13 squad to the 1968 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
1-14 championship, the only national basketball championship ever won by
1-15 a Texas team; and
1-16 WHEREAS, On concluding his stellar college career, he was
1-17 drafted by the San Francisco Warriors of the National Basketball
1-18 Association and spent one year with the Warriors before moving to
1-19 the Phoenix Suns; he then took his considerable talents to the
1-20 American Basketball Association, playing at both Pittsburgh and
1-21 Memphis, and spent three years delighting basketball fans as a
1-22 member of the Harlem Globetrotters; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Mr. Lattin is currently an advertising executive
1-24 with Tarrant Distributors and has brought to the business world the
2-1 same dedication and competitive drive that garnered him success on
2-2 the basketball court; and
2-3 WHEREAS, David Lattin has earned a rightful place in the
2-4 pantheon of superb athletes who hail from the Lone Star State and
2-5 it is fitting that he receive special legislative recognition for
2-6 his many achievements at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate David Lattin on his splendid
2-9 athletic accomplishments and extend to him best wishes for
2-10 continued success in all his future endeavors; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for Mr. Lattin as an expression of high regard by the
2-13 Texas House of Representatives.
Dutton
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. 488 was adopted by the House on March
26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House