By: Barrientos S.R. No. 241 1-1 By: Barrientos S.R. No. 241 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to recognize Devki Gupta 1-4 and his wife, Satyawati, on the auspicious occasion of their being 1-5 sworn in as citizens of the United States on February 27, 1997; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Devki and Satyawati Gupta came to the United States, 1-7 and in October, 1983, Devki began work in the Office of the 1-8 Comptroller of Public Accounts; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Devki had worked for the Comptroller's Office in 1-10 India for 25 years; after he retired, he worked for the government 1-11 of Zambia for five years; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Dedicated to public service, this admirable 1-13 gentleman is an outstanding employee who takes pride in his work 1-14 and his knowledge of state rules and laws; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Devki is the proud father of four children, all of 1-16 whom are married, and the grandfather of 11; and 1-17 WHEREAS, As naturalized citizens, Devki and Satyawati 1-18 receive all the rights and privileges of American citizenship; 1-19 now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-21 75th Legislature, hereby join the family and friends of 1-22 Devki and Satyawati Gupta and fellow Americans in congratulating 1-23 them on their American citizenship; and, be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-2 these two new citizens of our country as an expression of the 2-3 high regard of the 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 25, 1997. 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 Secretary of the Senate 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 Member, Texas Senate