R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Gilles Marie Lucien Andre Barbier on

 1-2     August 4, 1995, at the age of 42, brought a great loss to the

 1-3     family and many friends of this esteemed Houston resident; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The son of Pierre and Michelle Barbier, he was born

 1-5     in Orleans, France, on August 5, 1952, and spent his childhood in

 1-6     small communities within the Loire and Cher Region of France; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, For a number of years, Mr. Barbier was employed as a

 1-8     professional diver and, after working in several countries, made

 1-9     his home in Singapore, where he met his future bride, Deborah Odum,

1-10     a Texan who was overseas visiting her brother; and

1-11           WHEREAS, The couple wed in France before moving to the Lone

1-12     Star State, where Mr. Barbier embarked on a new venture as a

1-13     photographer; he acclimated quickly to his new environment and was

1-14     proud to become a naturalized Texan; and

1-15           WHEREAS, A man of great warmth and enthusiasm, Gilles Barbier

1-16     touched the lives of many people during his years on this earth,

1-17     and though he is gone from us now, his memory endures in the hearts

1-18     and minds of all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it

1-19           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-20     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gilles Marie Lucien

1-21     Andre Barbier and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his

1-22     family: to his beloved wife, Deborah Odum Barbier; to his daughter,

1-23     Julia Emmanuelle Marie Barbier; to his parents, Pierre and Michelle

1-24     Barbier; to his brother, Patrick Barbier; to his sister,

 2-1     Marie-Pierre Barbier-Jaubertie; and to the many other friends and

 2-2     relatives of this fine gentleman; and, be it further

 2-3           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-4     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas

 2-5     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

 2-6     Gilles Marie Lucien Andre Barbier.

                                                             Lewis of Orange

         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. 692 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on May 12, 1997.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House