R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The many successes of the 76th legislative session 1-2 have been realized through the hard work and commitment of numerous 1-3 men and women, and the members of Speaker Laney's staff are 1-4 especially deserving of recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The speaker's staff includes many multitalented 1-6 individuals, all of whom work diligently to ensure that the 1-7 speaker, members of the house, and their constituents receive the 1-8 information and assistance they need; from providing counsel on 1-9 legislative issues to responding to the folks back home, these 1-10 remarkable public servants excel in the performance of their 1-11 duties; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Executive assistant Barry Miller has been a member 1-13 of Speaker Laney's staff for more than 25 years and has served in 1-14 his present capacity since the 74th Regular Session; respected for 1-15 his knowledge of the legislative process, he is a source of both 1-16 information and inspiration to members of the house and to his 1-17 fellow staffers; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The overall day-to-day operations of the speaker's 1-19 office are the responsibility of Charlotte Wallis as director of 1-20 administration, and Gregg Werkenthin oversees special projects and 1-21 constituent services for the speaker's district; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Bobby Gierisch heads the speaker's outstanding 1-23 research staff, which provides research assistance to members and 1-24 committees and monitors committee meetings and the status of 2-1 legislation; Frank Battle serves as ethics advisor to the speaker 2-2 and to house members while also acting as a liaison with the Texas 2-3 Ethics Commission; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The speaker's schedule is handled by Mark Bell, who 2-5 somehow manages to make time in the speaker's busy calendar to 2-6 accommodate the numerous requests for meetings and appointments 2-7 that are received each day; and 2-8 WHEREAS, The legislative session requires the contributions 2-9 of these as well as numerous other staffers in the Speaker's Office 2-10 who play vital roles in the success of this biennial gathering; as 2-11 the regular session draws to a close, it is indeed fitting to 2-12 salute them for their notable service; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby honor the exemplary staff of the Speaker's 2-15 Office for their dedication and efficiency throughout this 2-16 legislative session and commend them for their commitment to 2-17 excellence in their many endeavors; and, be it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-19 prepared for the staff of the Speaker's Office as an expression of 2-20 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Uher 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. 1365 was adopted by the House on May 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House