By Kamel                                               H.R. No. 832

         75R13373 WMS-D                           

                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The East Texas State Fair Senior Citizens Day is

 1-2     being held on September 29, 1997, in Tyler, and this gala event is

 1-3     a fitting tribute to the contributions of older Texans; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Initiated 28 years ago by Welby C. Edwards, then

 1-5     president of the East Texas Fair, and Mrs. W. G. Watson, Senior

 1-6     Citizens Day was created to honor all of the area's senior

 1-7     citizens; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Del M. Edwards, who has

 1-9     supervised the event for the past 18 years, the East Texas State

1-10     Fair Senior Citizens Day has grown in attendance from 900 persons

1-11     to more than 2,000; and

1-12           WHEREAS, The day's festivities include such varied

1-13     entertainment as musical performances, door prizes, and the

1-14     crowning of the event's king and queen; and

1-15           WHEREAS, This unique appreciation of our state's senior

1-16     citizens promises a joyous and enlightening experience for all of

1-17     its attendees, and in light of its many positive contributions, the

1-18     East Texas State Fair Senior Citizens Day is indeed worthy of

1-19     special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

1-20           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-21     Legislature hereby recognize the 1997 East Texas State Fair Senior

1-22     Citizens Day as a significant event that provides the senior

1-23     citizens of the Lone Star State with the praise and recognition

1-24     they so richly deserve.