1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 349 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-4 in recognizing Johnathan Colby McMahon, who has made substantial 1-5 contributions to his community and his fellow citizens; and 1-6 WHEREAS, When he was born on December 31, 1985, Johnathan 1-7 weighed two pounds and nine ounces and was three months premature; 1-8 his first year was a difficult one for his parents because 1-9 Johnathan needed an apnea monitor to continuously check his heart 1-10 rate and breathing; and 1-11 WHEREAS, When Johnathan was five years old, he won third 1-12 place in the 38-pound division in wrestling; he is a superior 1-13 athlete and an avid basketball and football player; his talent 1-14 in athletics is well known; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Now a healthy and hearty student in the seventh 1-16 grade in Rockwall, Johnathan attended Terrell Christian Academy 1-17 until he was in the sixth grade, when he attended Herman E. Utley 1-18 Middle School; and 1-19 WHEREAS, An excellent student, the outstanding young man 1-20 has maintained an A/B average since kindergarten; an enthusiastic 1-21 student in Honors Reading, Johnathan greatly enjoys studying 1-22 Spanish and English, and he obtains a lot of satisfaction from 1-23 writing poetry; and 1-24 WHEREAS, A civic-minded young man, he participated in the 2-1 joint yearly project of State Representative Dale Tillery's 2-2 office and Seagoville State Bank by helping to repair, scrape, 2-3 and paint the home of Seagoville resident Mr. Rosebud when he 2-4 was 11 years old; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Next year, this outstanding young man assisted 2-6 again in the project, this time helping to caulk, to scrape 2-7 windows, and to paint the house of a single mother; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Johnathan comes from a wonderfully supportive 2-9 family; it includes his mother and father, Wendy and 2-10 Patrick McMahon; his sisters, Brittney and Brooke McMahon; and 2-11 his grandparents, Karen McMahon and George and Joyce Williams; 2-12 and 2-13 WHEREAS, The personal and scholastic accomplishments of 2-14 Johnathan McMahon demonstrate his unique and sterling character; 2-15 his devotion to his family, athletics, and the welfare of his 2-16 fellow citizens, as well as his distinctive leadership abilities, 2-17 make him a young Texan of whom his loved ones are justly proud; 2-18 he is certainly worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, 2-19 be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-21 76th Legislature, hereby commend Johnathan Colby McMahon for his 2-22 contributions to his community and his fellow Texans; and, be it 2-23 further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-25 him as an expression of the highest regard and esteem of the 2-26 Texas Senate. 3-1 Cain, Carona 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 President of the Senate 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 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Member, Texas Senate