By Thompson                                           H.R. No. 1346
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, July 9-11, 1999, will be an exciting and fun-filled
 1-2     time for the members of the Crockett Colored High/Ralph J. Bunche
 1-3     High School Alumni, Ex-Students, and Teachers Association, for they
 1-4     will celebrate a reunion in Houston on those dates; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, In 1952, Crockett Colored High School became Ralph
 1-6     J. Bunche High School, and 13 years later in 1965 that previously
 1-7     segregated school merged with Crockett High School as part of the
 1-8     federal government's school integration initiative; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Most of the association's membership is composed of
1-10     preintegration-era students, and many of those individuals have
1-11     remained in the Lone Star State; association chapters exist in
1-12     Houston, Dallas, and several other Texas cities, and some 500
1-13     members are expected to attend this year's reunion; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The bond that exists among the alumni, ex-students,
1-15     and teachers of this exceptional group is indeed a special one, and
1-16     their continued commitment to maintaining their close association
1-17     is truly inspirational; now, therefore, be it
1-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-19     Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Crockett Colored
1-20     High/Ralph J. Bunche High School Alumni, Ex-Students, and Teachers
1-21     Association and extend to them best wishes for a successful and
1-22     memorable reunion; and, be it further
1-23           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
1-24     prepared for the association's members to commemorate this event
 2-1     and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
 2-2     Representatives.