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 competed in the national essay contest
1-15 against other winners from across our 50 United States, finishing
1-16 in fourth place; and
1-17 WHEREAS, The son of State Representative Tom Ramsay and
1-18 Laurie Manning Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay has distinguished himself as an
1-19 eloquent and patriotic young man, and by producing an award-winning
1-20 essay celebrating the cause of freedom and democracy, he has
1-21 accomplished a feat that is truly worthy of special recognition;
1-22 now, therefore, be it
1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-24 Legislature hereby congratulate Roy Jordan Ramsay on being chosen
2-1 as the winner of the VFW Voice of Democracy competition and extend
2-2 to him best wishes for success and happiness in the years to come;
2-3 and, be it further
2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-5 prepared for Mr. Ramsay as an expression of high regard by the
2-6 Texas 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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 355 was adopted by the House on April
7, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House