R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, June 14, 1997, will mark the joyous occasion of the 1-2 17th annual Snider Family Reunion in Bremond, Texas; and 1-3 WHEREAS, Each year, members of the Snider family gather to 1-4 celebrate their unique history, to pay tribute to their Polish 1-5 heritage, and to reweave the delicate bonds of kinship stretched by 1-6 time and distance; and 1-7 WHEREAS, This year's reunion is dedicated to two family 1-8 members who passed away during the year, Lula Snider and Jean 1-9 Kubiak Cundieff; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In recent years, the reunion has drawn more than 100 1-11 proud descendants of Tom and Jacob Suchowiak (Snider), two brothers 1-12 who were among the first settlers of the Polish community of 1-13 Bremond; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The family traces its roots back to Poland, as 1-15 described in The History of the Snider Family in Robertson County 1-16 by Dan and Leonard Kubiak; in the late 1800s, many families fled to 1-17 Texas from the desperate conditions in their war-ravaged country to 1-18 start a new life and settled throughout the new state; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Among this group of hardy pioneers were Tom and 1-20 Jacob Snider, who settled in the heavily forested region of 1-21 Robertson County and, through much hard work, faith, and 1-22 determination, helped to transform the frontier from a rugged 1-23 wilderness into a productive and fruitful land that would sustain 1-24 their families as well as future generations to follow; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Tom and Balbina Snider became prominent citizens of 2-2 the Wooten Wells settlement and raised a large family in the warmth 2-3 of their Christian household; their son, Mike Snider, married 2-4 Veronica Grudziecki on November 15, 1906, and the couple was 2-5 blessed with a large family that grew to include John Snider, who, 2-6 at age 90, is currently the oldest living member of the family, 2-7 Willie Snider Storemski, Connie Snider Kubiak, Christine Snider 2-8 Knapik, and Louis Snider; deceased are Bill Snider, Bruno Snider, 2-9 and Lee Snider; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The children of Mike and Veronica Snider are today 2-11 beloved elders and honored guests at each year's gathering; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Organizers of the Snider Family Reunion have sought 2-13 to preserve the cultural traditions and values that were central to 2-14 the lives of their Polish forefathers and have successfully 2-15 emphasized the family's distinctive history while recognizing the 2-16 achievements of contemporary family members; many descendants of 2-17 this proud family have attained positions of prominence in such 2-18 important fields as medicine, business, law, politics, agriculture, 2-19 construction, publishing, historic preservation, and private 2-20 industry; and 2-21 WHEREAS, This remarkable family risked everything to journey 2-22 to a new land and, in the face of many hardships, labored to 2-23 improve themselves and forge a new life and a brighter future for 2-24 their children; in so doing, they have contributed significantly to 2-25 the economic strength and cultural diversity of the Lone Star State 2-26 and are indeed deserving of special legislative recognition for 2-27 their many achievements at this time; now, therefore, be it 3-1 RESOLVED, That June 14, 1997, be recognized as Snider Family 3-2 Day in Texas and that best wishes be extended to all family members 3-3 for a happy and rewarding reunion; and, be it further 3-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-5 prepared for the Snider family as an expression of high regard by 3-6 the Texas House of Representatives. Kubiak 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. 890 was adopted by the House on May 13, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House