R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, On May 23, 1997, Ashley Eastham Pitts will graduate

 1-2     from Waxahachie High School; and

 1-3           WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the student body at

 1-4     Waxahachie High, Ms. Pitts is well known for both her exemplary

 1-5     scholarship and her enthusiastic participation in the school's

 1-6     extracurricular programs; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, She has been listed in Who's Who Among High School

 1-8     Students, and her academic endeavors include her noteworthy

 1-9     performance in a number of honors classes, including English,

1-10     government, and economics courses, as well as being named the

1-11     school's outstanding accounting student; and

1-12           WHEREAS, Her scholastic success is aptly mirrored by her

1-13     active involvement in the life of her school, and she has lent her

1-14     time and talent to a number of worthwhile endeavors; a cheerleading

1-15     manager and member of the Spanish Club, she was also chosen as the

1-16     outstanding senior by Waxahachie's Shakespeare Club; and

1-17           WHEREAS, The high esteem in which Ms. Pitts is held by her

1-18     peers is evident from the many honors she has been accorded, and in

1-19     addition to being nominated as Prom Queen, she has been a Symphony

1-20     Belle and was named to the Senior Coronation Court; and

1-21           WHEREAS, Deeply committed to improving the world around her,

1-22     Ms. Pitts has also given freely of herself to such civic-spirited

1-23     initiatives as  the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference, the

1-24     National Youth Leadership Conference, and the Texas War on Drugs;

 2-1     and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she has drawn strength and

 2-3     sustenance from her faith, and she has put her beliefs into

 2-4     practice as an active member of Young Life and the Fellowship of

 2-5     Christian Athletes; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Ashley Pitts has distinguished herself as a young

 2-7     woman of great poise and ability, and her accomplishments thus far

 2-8     are strong indicators of an equally bright future; as she prepares

 2-9     to open a new chapter in her life at Southern Methodist University,

2-10     it is indeed fitting to recognize her high school achievements;

2-11     now, therefore, be it

2-12           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-13     Legislature hereby congratulate Ashley Eastham Pitts on her

2-14     graduation from Waxahachie High School and extend to her sincere

2-15     best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to

2-16     come; and, be it further

2-17           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-18     prepared for Ms. Pitts as an expression of high regard by the Texas

2-19     House of Representatives.

                                                                       Pitts

         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. 1071 was adopted by the House on May

         23, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House