By Pitts                                               H.R. No. 867

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, On May 9, 1997, Dian Hawkins Schneider is visiting

 1-2     the State Capitol, and it is indeed a pleasure to welcome her at

 1-3     this time; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A native Texan, Ms. Schneider was born in Ennis to

 1-5     Joe and Edna Hawkins, and she was a popular drum majorette at Ennis

 1-6     High School, where she was voted "Best All Around" in her senior

 1-7     class; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, After graduating from Baylor University with a

 1-9     degree in drama and a teaching certificate, she pursued graduate

1-10     work at Hardin-Simmons University, earning a master's degree, and

1-11     embarked on a career as an English teacher at Marshall Junior High

1-12     in Houston; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Ms. Schneider continues to make great contributions

1-14     to her community, serving as a docent at the Dallas Museum of Art

1-15     and teaching English as a second language, and countless young

1-16     Texans have benefited from her remarkable breadth of knowledge and

1-17     her infectious love of learning; and

1-18           WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Ms. Schneider has taken great

1-19     joy and strength from her three children, Susan Megan Schneider,

1-20     Erin Davis Dickinson, and Robert Schneider, Jr., and they know her

1-21     first and foremost as a devoted mother and friend; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Dian Hawkins Schneider has distinguished herself as

1-23     an outstanding educator, a public-spirited citizen, and as a role

1-24     model and inspiration to her children and her many friends, and it

 2-1     is indeed fitting to honor her many accomplishments at this time;

 2-2     now, therefore, be it

 2-3           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-4     Legislature hereby welcome Dian Hawkins Schneider to the Capitol

 2-5     and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and

 2-6     happiness in the future; and, be it further

 2-7           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-8     prepared for Ms. Schneider as an expression of high regard by the

 2-9     Texas House of Representatives.