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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 568

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to

 1-4     join the family and friends of Gilbert Turrieta in extending

 1-5     congratulations to him as he celebrates his 40th birthday on

 1-6     April 23, 1997; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The native Texan is the son of Jose and

 1-8     Maria Elena Turrieta and was born at Southwestern General Hospital

 1-9     in El Paso on April 23, 1957; and

1-10           WHEREAS, An exceptional athlete, Gilbert played

1-11     Little League baseball, basketball, and football as a youngster

1-12     and lettered in football during his junior high school and high

1-13     school days; and

1-14           WHEREAS, A diehard Washington Redskins fan, Gilbert has

1-15     never outgrown his love for sports and keeps in shape playing on

1-16     the men's rugby teams in Houston and Austin; he was a member of

1-17     the Racing Slicks rowing team in 1987 through 1989, and everyone's

1-18     favorite amateur athlete even finds time to enjoy jogging, hunting,

1-19     fishing, traveling, and snow skiing; and

1-20           WHEREAS, After graduating from Bel Air High School in

1-21     El Paso, Gilbert attended the University of North Texas, where

1-22     he earned a bachelor of arts degree in finance and accounting;

1-23     not quite through with his formal education, he attended

 2-1     The University of Texas at El Paso and Saint Edwards University

 2-2     in Austin to hone his business skills; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, An honest and hardworking fellow with a great

 2-4     sense of humor, Gilbert earned the admiration of his colleagues

 2-5     while working for the Houston Chamber of Commerce and the Texas

 2-6     Medical Association; after a stint with the Legislative Budget

 2-7     Board, he is currently an independent lobbyist and a partner in

 2-8     Capitol Cleaners and Tailors in Austin; and

 2-9           WHEREAS, He has acquired more aliases than a bank robber

2-10     and his descriptive nicknames include "Pony," "Pench," "Lefty,"

2-11     and "Poncho"; and

2-12           WHEREAS, For his 40th birthday, Gilbert went "middle-aged

2-13     crazy" and bought a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, proving he is

2-14     still a kid at heart; as his friends would say, "there's a man

2-15     with too much disposable income"; and

2-16           WHEREAS, A man of many diverse talents, Gilbert devotes

2-17     hours of his leisure time to civic endeavors; he is on the boards

2-18     of the Live Oak Theater and KLRU Austin City Limits Gala and

2-19     is a member of the Seton Forum, Austin Lyric Opera, and the Dirty

2-20     Laundry Buyers' Group, to name a few; and

2-21           WHEREAS, A member of the Austin-Travis County Livestock

2-22     Show and Rodeo Board, "Pony" enjoys ranching and horses; his

2-23     experience in finance came in handy when he bought cattle high

2-24     and sold low; and

2-25           WHEREAS, This auspicious turning point in the life and

 3-1     career of "Lefty" Turrieta truly deserves legislative recognition;

 3-2     now, therefore, be it

 3-3           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 3-4     75th Legislature, hereby extend happy birthday greetings to

 3-5     Gilbert Turrieta on this auspicious occasion; and, be it further

 3-6           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented to

 3-7     him as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

 3-8                                                                    Cain

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3-10                                          President of the Senate

3-11                                       I hereby certify that the above

3-12                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

3-13                                  on April 23, 1997.

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3-15                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-17                                           Member, Texas Senate