R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The retirement of Lyndon Anderson as the associate 1-2 commissioner for property and casualty for the Texas Department of 1-3 Insurance (TDI) brings to a close the career of a remarkable public 1-4 servant, and he is truly worthy of special praise and recognition 1-5 at this time; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A native of Georgetown, Mr. Anderson worked for the 1-7 Texas Insurance Checking Office for six years before joining TDI in 1-8 September 1968 as a rater on the mobile fire rating crew; during 1-9 his career he held several prestigious positions, including 1-10 district supervisor of property rating for the Dallas area, 1-11 director of inland marine insurance and commercial multiperil, 1-12 manager of the insurance lines section, and deputy commissioner in 1-13 charge of the property insurance activity; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Partly to compensate for the impending loss of 1-15 Mr. Anderson's talents when he retires on February 5, 1999, the 1-16 Regulation and Safety division was reorganized last year, enabling 1-17 him to spend the remainder of his time at TDI working as a 1-18 consultant and mentor to a new generation of managers; and 1-19 WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman has long been considered a 1-20 valuable source of institutional knowledge as he possesses a broad 1-21 understanding of the entire property and casualty spectrum, 1-22 including title insurance; on numerous occasions he has served as a 1-23 resource witness and educator on insurance issues to many members 1-24 of the Texas Legislature, earning the respect and admiration of 2-1 many members; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Following his well-deserved retirement from TDI, 2-3 Mr. Anderson and his beloved wife, Pam, plan to continue operating 2-4 an antique business they own in Georgetown; and 2-5 WHEREAS, For 30 years, Lyndon Anderson has distinguished 2-6 himself as a public servant of ability and integrity, and it is 2-7 indeed appropriate to pay tribute to him and recognize his many 2-8 contributions to his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby recognize Lyndon Anderson on the occasion of his 2-11 retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for success and 2-12 happiness in the years to come; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Mr. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the 2-15 Texas House of Representatives. Smithee Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 97 was adopted by the House on February 2, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House