R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, January 19, 1999, was indeed a special day in the 1-2 lives of Tracy and Dana Davis, for it marked the occasion of the 1-3 birth of their beautiful baby daughter, Arren MacKenzie Davis; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Arren MacKenzie weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and 1-5 measured 21 inches in length when she made her debut at 10:53 p.m. 1-6 on that celebrated January evening; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The long-awaited arrival of this adorable new Texan 1-8 has brought great joy to her parents, as well as to her big sister, 1-9 Ashley; her maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Minnie Clark; her 1-10 paternal grandmother, Geraldine Williams; her great-grandmother, 1-11 Mozelle Carr; and her many other relatives and special friends, 1-12 including Carolyn Smith, Renee Carr, Kenneth Carr, Pamela Clark, 1-13 Jason Clark, Rochelle Carr, Kascie Smith, Cleophus Smith, Portia 1-14 Carr, Felicia Pitre, and Julian Harrison; and 1-15 WHEREAS, It gives the members of this chamber great pleasure 1-16 to formally announce the birth of a new citizen of the Lone Star 1-17 State and to congratulate her parents; now, therefore, be it 1-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-19 Legislature hereby officially welcome Arren MacKenzie Davis as a 1-20 new citizen of Texas and extend heartfelt congratulations to Tracy 1-21 and Dana Davis on the birth of their cherished new daughter; and, 1-22 be it further 1-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 1-24 prepared for Arren MacKenzie Davis and her parents as an expression 2-1 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hodge _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 873 was adopted by the House on May 7, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House