R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Lathan Withers has contributed greatly to the 1-2 betterment of his community over the past 55 years, and the naming 1-3 of Guthrie's 4-H Arena in his honor is indeed an appropriate 1-4 tribute to this esteemed Texan; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A resident of King County for more than half a 1-6 century, Mr. Withers worked at the 6666 Ranch from 1946 to 1994, 1-7 earning a reputation as both a hardworking cowboy and a tireless 1-8 supporter of the community and its youth; he became a leader in the 1-9 4-H program as soon as his son was old enough to ride a horse, and 1-10 he continued to share his advice and wisdom with 4-H and FFA 1-11 participants for many years; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Through his ongoing involvement in his community, 1-13 Lathan Withers has embodied the finest Lone Star traditions of 1-14 loyalty, integrity, and service to one's fellow Texans, and he is 1-15 truly deserving of special legislative recognition at this time; 1-16 now, therefore, be it 1-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-18 Legislature hereby honor Lathan Withers for his outstanding civic 1-19 leadership and extend to him warmest best wishes for continued 1-20 success and happiness in the future; and, be it further 1-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 1-22 prepared for Mr. Withers as an expression of high regard by the 1-23 Texas House of Representatives. Counts 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. 1392 was adopted by the House on June 2, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House