R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
1-2 executive director Steven D. Adrian and the employees of the House
1-3 Business Office for their exceptional service in support of house
1-4 members and their staffs; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Capably recording, summarizing, and analyzing
1-6 financial transactions for the house this session is the office's
1-7 accounting department, which includes Nicole Bates, Gerri Foster,
1-8 Diane Grant, Ann Hawkins, Kathryn Jones, Betty McLean, Sharon
1-9 McNabb, Donna McNees, and Scott Siebert; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Responsible for the outstanding audiovisual services
1-11 that have been provided during the 76th Legislature are Glenn Hill,
1-12 Steven Kaufman, Michael McCarter, John McMurray, Roman Morales,
1-13 James Petty, Richard Sanders, Suzanne Schreve, and Tiffany Wilson;
1-14 and
1-15 WHEREAS, Communication division director John Bender has been
1-16 aided in his important duties by Tammy Gipson; Robert Mark Mullen,
1-17 the project manager for the general house, has also been essential
1-18 to the legislature's efficient operations; and
1-19 WHEREAS, The payroll and personnel department, under the
1-20 direction of manager Janice Vastine, has skillfully addressed the
1-21 enormous staffing and payroll considerations brought on by the
1-22 advent of the session, with the assistance of Virginia Bostic,
1-23 Jason Foster, Erika Lacey, Frankie McKenzie, Barbara Mokry, and Jan
1-24 Woolsey; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The photography department, led by manager Alex
2-2 Labry, has documented this legislature's place in history through
2-3 the talented photography of Elizabeth Albrecht, Kirstin
2-4 Anderson-Kuninger, Jesse Herrera, Joe Kelly Obenhaus, Monti
2-5 Patterson, and Jeffrey Wilson; and
2-6 WHEREAS, The tremendous volume of mail generated by the
2-7 regular session has been expeditiously distributed by post office
2-8 manager Clarence Hardeman and Hudson Allen, Jr., Vernon Green,
2-9 Quincy Jones, Estroberto Martinez, Anthony Smith, Joel Stallion,
2-10 and Irene Vallejo; and
2-11 WHEREAS, Under the leadership of property administration
2-12 manager Joyce Faykus and property warehouse manager Gale Kloesel,
2-13 the property department staff of Tharon G. Caraway, John Fletcher,
2-14 Stephen Geis, John Honeycutt, Patricia Mills, Leon Reed, Betty
2-15 Shuvalov, Kelly Simmons, and Erick Vega have kept pace with the
2-16 legislators' inventory requirements; and
2-17 WHEREAS, Supplying offices with the materials they need to
2-18 operate efficiently have been the dedicated employees of the
2-19 purchasing and supply department, including manager Dean Howard,
2-20 Lidia Castillo, Ron Hughes, Michael Morelli, and Gary Richter; and
2-21 WHEREAS, The valued reproduction department includes manager
2-22 Ronnie Welch, Tomas Juan Arroyo, Patricia Barratt, David Cavazos,
2-23 Larry Cikalo, Gerald Crawford, Susan Garza, Don Hays, Cindi Henry,
2-24 Lisa Jones, Michael Lopez, Peggy Miller, Craig Peterson, Donna
2-25 Russell, George Sam, Jr., Bonnie Simpson, Jimmy Starr, Paul P.
2-26 Tello, Jr., and Joe Torres; and
2-27 WHEREAS, Adding to the security of house members and their
3-1 staffs are manager Joe White and Louis Berron, Robert Kenneth
3-2 Dittlinger, William T. Head, Sr., Jose Leos, Louis Lopez, Jr.,
3-3 Ralph Rios, Christina Sefara, Leroy Swyhart, and Frank Wilson; and
3-4 WHEREAS, The invaluable special services department includes
3-5 manager Alex Besa, Esther R. Cardiel, Ramona Espinoza, Elida
3-6 Gutierrez, Laura Medlock, Yvonne Mendieta, Jimmy Morris, Annette
3-7 Nichols, Jose Perez, Mario Perez, Lupe Ruiz, and Prentiss Williams;
3-8 and
3-9 WHEREAS, The success of this legislative session would not
3-10 have been possible without the significant contributions of each of
3-11 these devoted individuals, and their many long hours of service to
3-12 this chamber and the State of Texas are indeed commendable; now,
3-13 therefore, be it
3-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
3-15 Legislature hereby honor the employees of the House Business Office
3-16 and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future.
Goolsby
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1202 was adopted by the House on May
31, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House