By: Ellis S.R. No. 119 1-1 By: Ellis S.R. No. 119 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-4 recognizing Richard Buckles for being selected as METRO's Top Tech 1-5 for December, 1996; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Chosen by Houston's transit service for his 1-7 outstanding work, Mr. Buckles is a licensed journeyman electrician 1-8 at the Field Service Center; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Essential to the operation of an effective system, 1-10 the maintenance side of METRO's transit service is responsible for 1-11 clean, well-maintained buses to meet the authority's goal of giving 1-12 quality service to its passengers; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Employed with the company since 1993, Richard Buckles 1-14 first worked as an electrician before completing METRO's training to 1-15 become a licensed journeyman in 1994; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Diligent and hardworking, Mr. Buckles has earned the 1-17 admiration and respect of all those with whom he is associated; and 1-18 WHEREAS, He is an exceptionally dedicated employee who 1-19 performs his duties with the utmost care and expertise; now, 1-20 therefore, be it 1-21 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-22 75th Legislature, hereby commend Richard Buckles for his important 1-23 contributions to Houston's METRO Authority; and, be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-2 this valuable employee as an expression of the high regard of the 2-3 Texas Senate. 2-4 ______________________________________ 2-5 President of the Senate 2-6 I hereby certify that the above 2-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-8 on February 5, 1997. 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 Secretary of the Senate 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 Member, Texas Senate