R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Vanessa Gutierrez for being named the 1999 Youth of the Year by the 1-3 U.S. Border Patrol-Laredo Sector; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Ms. Gutierrez is a tremendous source of pride to her 1-5 family, for she has consistently exhibited a level of vitality, 1-6 commitment, and compassion to which all young Texans can aspire; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, This exemplary young woman is a senior at United 1-9 High School in Laredo, where she is ranked sixth out of the 287 1-10 students in her class, and her pursuit of academic excellence has 1-11 earned her well-deserved recognition as a member of the National 1-12 Honor Society; and 1-13 WHEREAS, During her tenure in high school, Ms. Gutierrez has 1-14 applied her unique gifts as a member of the student council and the 1-15 Interact Club and as a cheerleader, while also giving generously of 1-16 her time and energies to such worthy organizations as the Lions 1-17 Club and Special Olympics; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Vanessa Gutierrez has demonstrated a deep and 1-19 abiding concern for others, and her tireless efforts to create a 1-20 brighter future both for herself and her fellow citizens are indeed 1-21 worthy of special praise and recognition at this time; now, 1-22 therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby congratulate Vanessa Gutierrez on being named 2-1 1999 Youth of the Year by the U.S. Border Patrol-Laredo Sector and 2-2 extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it 2-3 further 2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-5 prepared for Ms. Gutierrez as an expression of high regard by the 2-6 Texas House of Representatives. Cuellar 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. 928 was adopted by the House on May 13, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House