R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride 1-2 in recognizing the 1999 graduates of Leadership 1-3 Hurst-Euless-Bedford (HEB) whose hard work and commitment to 1-4 personal development as community leaders indeed merit special 1-5 legislative recognition; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Leadership HEB is a program initiated by the local 1-7 chamber of commerce to motivate emerging community leaders, develop 1-8 individual potential for civic responsibility, assure quality 1-9 leaders for the HEB area, and increase community knowledge; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Meeting once each month for 10 months, participants 1-11 in Leadership HEB explore a range of topics, including regional, 1-12 county, and city governance, transportation, education, public 1-13 safety, healthcare, and economic development; classes are a 1-14 combination of information, problem-solving exercises, and 1-15 leadership development projects; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Members of the graduating class will be honored at a 1-17 luncheon on May 27, 1999, at the Forrest E. Watson Center in 1-18 Euless, and this event will include a motivational message from Ted 1-19 McIlvain, corporate manager of training at Nissan Motor Acceptance 1-20 Corporation; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Those to be honored at the event are Susan Neal, Jon 1-22 Bickel, Katherine Johannessen, Susan Fry, Shannon Hilgart, Mike 1-23 Mason, Nancy Deal, Albert Montero, and Carol Griffith, and in light 1-24 of their success in completing this remarkable program, it is 2-1 justly fitting to recognize them at this time; now, therefore, be 2-2 it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby commend the graduates of the 1999 class of 2-5 Leadership Hurst-Euless-Bedford and extend to all those associated 2-6 with this exceptional program warmest best wishes. Truitt _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1002 was adopted by the House on May 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House