1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 223
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in
 1-3     recognizing former Texas State Representative Keith Oakley for his
 1-4     many achievements which have benefitted the State of Texas; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan from Terrell, Keith comes
 1-6     from a pioneer family; he graduated from Terrell High School and
 1-7     went to college at Southwest Texas State University; he edited the
 1-8     school paper, majored in journalism, and minored in agriculture;
 1-9     and
1-10           WHEREAS, After his graduation, Keith began his career in
1-11     politics working for Agriculture Commissioner Reagan Brown; at a
1-12     later date, Keith was chief of staff for State Senator Ted Lyon;
1-13     and
1-14           WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in
1-15     1985, where he has served with distinction, Keith represented
1-16     District 4 in Hunt and Kaufman counties; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Representative Oakley shared his expertise by
1-18     serving on several committees in the House of Representatives;
1-19     he was selected to be on the State Affairs Committee,
1-20     Environmental Regulation Committee, Appropriations Committee,
1-21     and the Recreational Resources Committee; and
1-22           WHEREAS, When the speaker chose Keith Oakley to chair the
1-23     House Public Safety Committee, he became the youngest chair to
1-24     ever serve; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Because of his expert leadership, he was selected
 2-2     chair of the interim committee to review the water safety laws
 2-3     of Texas; due to the information gathered by that committee,
 2-4     Representative Oakley wrote the Texas Water Safety Act, which
 2-5     was successfully passed in 1997; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Keith and his wife, Norie, live in his hometown of
 2-7     Terrell and enjoy life with their sons, Conner and Garrett; now,
 2-8     therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby commend the career of service of
2-11     Keith Oakley and applaud his substantial contributions to his
2-12     constituents and to the citizens of Texas; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-14     him as an expression of the highest regard and esteem of the
2-15     Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                    Cain
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2-18                                          President of the Senate
2-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-21                                  on February 16, 1999.
2-22                                  ______________________________________
2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-24                                  ______________________________________
2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate