By Hunter                                              H.R. No. 355
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                                 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.