R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On March 11, 1999, Clyde Winford West celebrates his 1-2 90th birthday, and this memorable milestone is indeed deserving of 1-3 special recognition; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born in Centralia, Mr. West was educated in the 1-5 Groveton public schools; on December 23, 1933, he married the 1-6 former Dema Hester Moore, with whom he has enjoyed 65 years of 1-7 marriage and lovingly raised four children, Betty Lamb, Quincy 1-8 James, David West, and Dean West; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A carpenter by trade, Mr. West worked in the Houston 1-10 shipyards and built churches around Pasadena; Jones Hall, located 1-11 in the theater district of Houston, was the largest structure he 1-12 helped build during his career; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. West is a devoted member of First Baptist Church 1-14 in Pasadena, where he is a deacon and serves as a host at the men's 1-15 Bible Luncheon on Tuesdays; he also maintains membership with the 1-16 Pasadena Kiwanis Club and regularly attends Pasadena City Council 1-17 meetings; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The beloved grandfather of 12, great-grandfather of 1-19 22, and great-great-grandfather of three, Mr. West has long devoted 1-20 himself to his family, as well as to his church and his community; 1-21 in doing so he has touched the lives of many people, and it is 1-22 truly appropriate that he be honored at this time; now, therefore, 1-23 be it 1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-1 Legislature hereby honor Clyde Winford West on the occasion of his 2-2 90th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 2-3 health and happiness; and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-5 prepared for Mr. West as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-6 House of Representatives. Talton 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. 376 was adopted by the House on March 8, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House