R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, During four legislative sessions of the Texas House 1-2 of Representatives, Murray "Pete" Peterson has been a highly 1-3 respected figure in the day-to-day operations of this deliberative 1-4 body; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The doorkeeper for the house of representatives, 1-6 Mr. Peterson is a former employee of the Texas Department of Public 1-7 Safety and was commissioned as a special Texas Ranger on the 1-8 occasion of his retirement in 1985; and 1-9 WHEREAS, His experience and resolve have given Mr. Peterson 1-10 the sense of purpose and strength of character necessary to 1-11 strictly enforce the rules of the house, while his friendly 1-12 demeanor has made him a welcome presence during the long hours of a 1-13 legislative session; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the house, Mr. Peterson 1-15 has performed his duties with dedication and good cheer, and as he 1-16 prepares to retire from his post with the house of representatives, 1-17 it is a great pleasure to join his many friends and colleagues in 1-18 recognizing him; now, therefore, be it 1-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-20 Legislature hereby honor Murray "Pete" Peterson on his last day of 1-21 service with the house and extend to him warmest best wishes for 1-22 great happiness in the years ahead; and, be it further 1-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 1-24 prepared for Mr. Peterson as an expression of highest regard by the 2-1 Texas House of Representatives. Uher 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. 565 was adopted by the House on March 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House