R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Friendswood's Steven Craig Little II has 1-2 distinguished himself through his achievement of academic 1-3 excellence and his involvement in the community, and his efforts 1-4 are truly deserving of special praise and recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A graduate of Clear Brook High School, Mr. Little 1-6 was a prominent and dynamic member of his high school class; in 1-7 addition to playing a vital role on the track and field squad, he 1-8 also captained the varsity football team and served on the student 1-9 council; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The depth of Mr. Little's character was fully 1-11 exemplified when he donated a $500 scholarship to a fellow student 1-12 struggling to raise money for college; this charitable act, as well 1-13 as his countless other good deeds, illustrates his generous nature 1-14 and his genuine concern for other people; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Mr. Little is a recent graduate of Southwest Texas 1-16 State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business 1-17 administration; while studying for his degree, he continued to 1-18 pursue his passion for football as a member of the team and was 1-19 active in both the Black Students Alliance and the school's chapter 1-20 of the NAACP; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Espousing the principles of self-confidence and 1-22 perseverance, Mr. Little encourages the young people in his 1-23 community to stay in school and to strive for a higher quality of 1-24 life; his sage advice has had a profound effect on many young 2-1 people, and his shining example is a testament to what hard work 2-2 and determination can achieve; and 2-3 WHEREAS, This admirable individual's unwavering commitment to 2-4 God and his desire to be a role model for his nieces and nephews 2-5 have earned him the respect and admiration of his family, friends, 2-6 and fellow citizens, and as he prepares to attend South Texas 2-7 College of Law this fall, the members of this chamber are pleased 2-8 to wish him well in this and all his future endeavors; now, 2-9 therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby commend Steven Craig Little II for his 2-12 dedication and service to the community and extend to him sincere 2-13 best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to 2-14 come; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Mr. Little as an expression of high regard by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives. Turner of Harris 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. 1217 was adopted by the House on May 29, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House