R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the
1-2 members of the House of Representatives welcome California
1-3 Assemblyman Jack Scott; this Lone Star native has accomplished much
1-4 in his adopted state, and his remarkable success and tremendous
1-5 efforts in behalf of state governance are indeed worthy of special
1-6 recognition; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was born in Sweetwater in 1933 and
1-8 graduated from Abilene Christian University, where he met his
1-9 beloved wife, Lacreta Isbell; and
1-10 WHEREAS, He earned a master's degree in divinity from Yale
1-11 University and a doctorate in history from Claremont Graduate
1-12 School, and he has spent more than 30 years as a professor and
1-13 college administrator; he is a past president of Pasadena City
1-14 College, the third largest community college in the country, and
1-15 currently is a distinguished professor of higher education at
1-16 Pepperdine University; and
1-17 WHEREAS, A role in politics may be in Assemblyman Scott's
1-18 genes, however; his father, the Honorable Will H. Scott, served in
1-19 the Texas House of Representatives with the 42nd and 43rd
1-20 legislatures, representing Nolan, Fisher, and Mitchell counties;
1-21 and
1-22 WHEREAS, His father's legacy of determined leadership and
1-23 conscience has served Assemblyman Scott well; first elected in 1996
1-24 from a district of more than 400,000 people in 10 communities, he
2-1 now chairs both the Assembly Insurance Committee and the Select
2-2 Committee on Gun Violence and serves on the Budget, Education,
2-3 Higher Education, and Transportation committees; and
2-4 WHEREAS, During his first term he achieved the highest
2-5 legislative success rate among his colleagues, with 25 measures
2-6 signed into law, and he has been named "Legislator of the Year"
2-7 five times, by four different educational organizations and a
2-8 health facilities association; and
2-9 WHEREAS, It is his success in California education that most
2-10 pleases him, and his commitment to the issue of college access is
2-11 well known; Assemblyman Scott was instrumental in a plan that
2-12 resulted in a $10 million increase for student aid for college; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Scott has depended on the
2-14 love and support of his family; he and Mrs. Scott, an instructor
2-15 and author, have been blessed with the love of five children,
2-16 Sharon, Sheila, Amy, Greg, and the late Adam, whose tragic
2-17 gun-related death strengthened his father's commitment to
2-18 combatting violence; and
2-19 WHEREAS, In faith, family, career, and service, Mr. Scott has
2-20 accomplished a great deal, and it is always a pleasure to recognize
2-21 a Texan who has succeeded on so many levels, even when that success
2-22 is reached out of state; Jack Scott is a Texan by birth and at
2-23 heart, and it is most fitting to recognize him; now, therefore, be
2-24 it
2-25 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-26 Legislature hereby welcome back to Texas the Honorable Jack Scott,
2-27 and extend to Mr. Scott heartfelt best wishes for continued
3-1 happiness and success in all endeavors; and, be it further
3-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-3 prepared for Mr. Scott as an expression of high regard by the Texas
3-4 House of Representatives.
Hunter
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. 238 was adopted by the House on
February 22, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House