R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The South East Texas Foster Grandparent Program

 1-2     (SETFGP) has established itself as one of the state's most

 1-3     successful volunteer efforts, and this great asset to the community

 1-4     is truly worthy of special praise and recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Designed to bring together senior citizens and

 1-6     children with special needs in mutually beneficial relationships,

 1-7     SETFGP began in January 1989 and is the first program of its type

 1-8     in the nation to focus on at-risk youth, and countless Texans have

 1-9     benefited from this innovative approach since its inception; and

1-10           WHEREAS, The program was set in motion by James "Bubba"

1-11     Martin of Jefferson County Juvenile Probation and Joyce Philen of

1-12     the South East Texas Area Agency on Aging, and their drive and

1-13     dedication have been essential to the venture's ongoing success;

1-14     and

1-15           WHEREAS, Ultimately, the many accomplishments of SETFGP rest

1-16     on the commendable commitment of its able volunteers, and in the

1-17     program's first five years alone, foster grandparents donated more

1-18     than 200,000 hours of their time to this worthy endeavor; and

1-19           WHEREAS, By encouraging older Texans to share their

1-20     compassion, wisdom, and experience with those young people most in

1-21     need of these precious gifts, SETFGP has brought about a new and

1-22     necessary means of addressing the needs of at-risk youth, and it is

1-23     indeed fitting at this time to acknowledge this exemplary program;

1-24     now, therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-2     Legislature hereby recognize the South East Texas Foster

 2-3     Grandparent Program and extend to all those involved in the program

 2-4     sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to come.

                                                                      Stiles

         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. 987 was adopted by the House on May

         19, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House