R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Roy Jordan Ramsay, a student at Mount Vernon High 1-2 School, has achieved the auspicious accolade of winning the 1-3 Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Voice of 1-4 Democracy competition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This audio essay competition provides high school 1-6 students with the opportunity to express their beliefs about the 1-7 rights and responsibilities of being an American; the 1998-1999 1-8 contest theme was "My Service to America," and of the thousands of 1-9 scholarly young Texans who participated in this year's event, 1-10 Mr. Ramsay emerged triumphant; and 1-11 WHEREAS, At a ceremony held on January 23, 1999, Mr. Ramsay 1-12 was recognized as the first-place winner in the Department of 1-13 Texas, an honor which earned him a cash prize and a trip to 1-14 Washington, D.C., where he will compete in the national essay 1-15 contest against other winners from across the United States; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The son of State Representative Tom Ramsay and 1-17 Laurie Manning Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay has distinguished himself as an 1-18 eloquent and patriotic young man, and by producing an award-winning 1-19 essay celebrating the cause of freedom and democracy, he has 1-20 accomplished a feat that is truly worthy of special recognition; 1-21 now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate Roy Jordan Ramsay on being chosen 1-24 as the winner of the VFW Voice of Democracy competition and extend 2-1 to him best wishes for success and happiness in the years to come; 2-2 and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for Mr. Ramsay as an expression of high regard by the 2-5 Texas House of Representatives. Hunter Telford Homer Jones of Lubbock Uher _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 104 was adopted by the House on March 25, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House