By Price                                              H.R. No. 1289

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives wishes to honor

 1-2     the employees in the House Business Office for their

 1-3     behind-the-scenes work in support of house members and their

 1-4     staffs; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Executive director and manager of accounting Steve

 1-6     Adrian has capably overseen the business office's many essential

 1-7     services, and his leadership and guidance in these dual roles have

 1-8     been vital to the success of this legislative session; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, In his post as accounting manager, Mr. Adrian has

1-10     been ably assisted by Tina Dawson, Mary Hees, Kathryn Jones, Betty

1-11     Ann McLean, Sharon McNabb, Donna Jeanne McNees, and Scott Siebert;

1-12     and

1-13           WHEREAS, The business office's photography department

1-14     includes manager Jesse Herrera, Elizabeth Albrecht, Barbara Goins,

1-15     Alexander Labry, Joe Kelly Obenhaus, Monti Perkins, and Roger

1-16     Prather, and these talented individuals have once again captured

1-17     the images of the state legislature in and around the historic

1-18     Capitol for the enjoyment of many Texans; and

1-19           WHEREAS, The demanding job of dealing with the voluminous

1-20     mail generated during the legislative session has been accomplished

1-21     by postmaster Clarence Hardeman and post office employees C. Hudson

1-22     Allen, Jr., Anissa Castillo, Anesia Jackson, Charles Pivonka,

1-23     Maurice Scott, Joel Stallion, and Wayne Watson; and

1-24           WHEREAS, Property department manager Joyce Faykus and her

 2-1     coworkers John Fletcher, John Honeycutt, Gale Kloesel, Patricia

 2-2     Mills, Leon Reed, Betty Shuvalov, Kelly Simmons, and Ronald

 2-3     Thompson have worked diligently to meet the inventory requirements

 2-4     of members and their staffs; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dean Howard, the purchasing

 2-6     and supply department, which also employs Lidia Castillo, Ronald

 2-7     Hughes, Gloria Mendieta, Gary Richter, and George Sam, Jr., has

 2-8     handled the various needs of the representatives expeditiously and

 2-9     professionally; and

2-10           WHEREAS, The valued employees of the reproduction department

2-11     include manager William Benson, Patricia Barratt, David Cavazos,

2-12     William Larry Cikalo, Kimberly Gamble, Susan Garza, Don Hays, Cindi

2-13     Henry, Zeke Mendoza, Peggy Miller, Jaime Ortiz, Donna Russell,

2-14     Bonnie Simpson, Jimmy Starr, Paul Tello, Jr., and Ronnie Welch; and

2-15           WHEREAS, Payroll and personnel manager Janice Vastine has

2-16     been assisted in her duties by fellow employees Virginia Bostic,

2-17     Margaret Kelley, Barbara Mokry, Ann Garrett Skinner, Joyce Veloz,

2-18     and Erika Zinger; and

2-19           WHEREAS, In addition to Elena Castaldi and her terrific floor

2-20     staff, the following individuals contribute to the task of

2-21     maintaining the house journal:  Ronald Attal, Matthew Holder, Grace

2-22     Levrier, Andrew McKenna, Jose Oscar Mendez III, Donna Williams, and

2-23     Jennifer Wren; and

2-24           WHEREAS, Audiovisual services during the session have been

2-25     provided by department manager Michael Fickel and his staff, which

2-26     includes Andrea Betzel, Zafer Hamza, Wendell Handy, D. Glenn Hill,

2-27     Michael McCarter, John McMurray, Roman Morales, James Petty,

 3-1     Richard Sanders, and Suzanne Schreve; and

 3-2           WHEREAS, Robert Haney's efficient management of the committee

 3-3     services section of the chief clerk's office has been facilitated

 3-4     by Edgar Berger, Crystal Day, Wendi Koletar, and Casie Waller,

 3-5     while communications division director John Bender has received

 3-6     tremendous support from Tammy Gipson; and

 3-7           WHEREAS, Special services department employees include

 3-8     manager Alex Besa, Esther Cardiel, Laura Medlock, Jimmy Morris,

 3-9     Annette Nichols, Lupe Salinas, Willie Walker, and Prentiss

3-10     Williams; and

3-11           WHEREAS, Each of these outstanding individuals have put in

3-12     long hours to ensure the success of this legislative session, going

3-13     above and beyond the call of duty on many occasions, and their

3-14     service to the members of this chamber and to the State of Texas is

3-15     to be commended; now, therefore, be it

3-16           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

3-17     Legislature hereby honor the employees of the House Business Office

3-18     and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success and

3-19     happiness in the years to come; and, be it further

3-20           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

3-21     prepared for these dedicated employees as an expression of highest

3-22     regard by the Texas House of Representatives.