1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 348 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great 1-4 pride in honoring Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry on the auspicious 1-5 occasion of his birthday on March 4, 1999; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A native Texan whose family has been here for 1-7 five generations, Governor Perry grew to adulthood on his family's 1-8 farm in Paint Creek, Texas; an Eagle Scout, he has remained active 1-9 in the Boy Scouts of America; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Rick Perry attended Texas A&M University, where he 1-11 joined the Corps of Cadets and was a yell leader; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Earning a degree in animal science, Governor Perry 1-13 graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 and joined the 1-14 United States Air Force; and 1-15 WHEREAS, While proudly serving his country, Rick Perry 1-16 attained the rank of captain; after serving as a pilot of C-130 1-17 aircraft for four and one-half years, he returned home to join 1-18 his father in the family farming and ranching operation; and 1-19 WHEREAS, He married his childhood sweetheart, Anita Thigpen; 1-20 the happy couple formed a strong and loving partnership and began 1-21 a family; they are the proud parents of two children, Griffin and 1-22 Sydney; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives 1-24 in 1984, Rick Perry served on the powerful House Calendars and 2-1 Appropriations committees; his excellence as a legislator 2-2 was recognized by The Dallas Morning News in 1989, when 2-3 the newspaper named him one of the most effective legislators of 2-4 the 71st Legislature; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Texans chose Rick Perry in 1990 as Commissioner of 2-6 Agriculture, the first time in 40 years that an agri-businessman 2-7 has been elected to that position of responsibility; he was 2-8 reelected to that post in 1994 with a hefty 63 percent of the 2-9 vote; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1998, Rick Perry 2-11 is the first Republican of this century to be selected for that 2-12 office; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Governor Perry and his family now live in 2-14 Austin, where their two children go to public schools, and 2-15 Governor and Mrs. Perry are members of Tarrytown Methodist 2-16 Church; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 76th Legislature, hereby extend hearty congratulations to 2-19 Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry on his 49th birthday and wish 2-20 him great success in his future endeavors; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-22 him as a memento of this grand occasion. 2-23 Brown 2-24 Armbrister Harris Ogden 2-25 Barrientos Haywood Ratliff 2-26 Bernsen Jackson Shapiro 2-27 Bivins Lindsay Shapleigh 2-28 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-29 Carona Luna Truan 2-30 Duncan Madla Wentworth 3-1 Ellis Moncrief West 3-2 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 3-3 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 3-4 I hereby certify that the above 3-5 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-6 on March 4, 1999. 3-7 ______________________________________ 3-8 Secretary of the Senate 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Member, Texas Senate