R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
 1-2     Chester D.  Ralston for his 55 continuous years of service as a
 1-3     real estate broker; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born March 22, 1915, in Kankakee, Illinois,
 1-5     Mr. Ralston moved to McAllen in 1928, graduating from McAllen High
 1-6     School in 1933 and from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi in 1936;
 1-7     and
 1-8           WHEREAS, From 1940 to 1944 Mr. Ralston worked as a management
 1-9     analyst for the War Department at Fort Sam Houston and Memphis army
1-10     depots before returning to McAllen in August 1944 and entering the
1-11     family real estate business; he has held his brokers' license
1-12     continuously since joining the profession, ably meeting the real
1-13     estate needs of his many valued clients for more than five decades;
1-14     and
1-15           WHEREAS, This respected individual served as president of the
1-16     McAllen Board of Realtors in 1959 and was granted life membership
1-17     in the McAllen Board in 1987; in recognition of his many years of
1-18     dedicated real estate brokerage, Mr. Ralston will be honored by the
1-19     Texas Real Estate Commission as part of its 50th anniversary; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career, Mr. Ralston has
1-21     distinguished himself as a hardworking real estate broker of
1-22     ability and integrity, and it is truly fitting that he be honored
1-23     at this time; now, therefore, be it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby honor Chester D.  Ralston on his 55 continuous
 2-2     years as a real estate broker in McAllen and extend to him sincere
 2-3     best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to
 2-4     come; and, be it further
 2-5           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-6     prepared for Mr. Ralston as an expression of high regard by the
 2-7     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                   Gutierrez
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 308 was adopted by the House on April
         23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House