1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 642
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-3     recognizing Coach Lee Williams of O. D. Wyatt High School in
 1-4     Fort Worth, Texas, who was recently selected the 1998 Track and
 1-5     Field Coach of the Year for the State of Texas by the National
 1-6     Federation of Coaches Association; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The outstanding coach has also been nominated for
 1-8     the national coach of the year award; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Coach Williams led the Wyatt boys to the University
1-10     Interscholastic League Class 5A State Championship; he also
1-11     assembled the national record-setting sprint relay and the 4x200
1-12     meter relay teams; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The team members are:  Sylvester Baty, D'Juan Bivins,
1-14     Michael Franklin, Monte Clopton, Kemon Rodgers, Milton Wesley,
1-15     DeMario Wesley, and Dee Williams; and
1-16           WHEREAS, The members of his team are the national record
1-17     holders in the 4x100 meter relay run in 39.99 seconds in the 1998
1-18     Regional Track Meet, and the 4x100 meter relay run in 39.76 seconds
1-19     in the 1998 State Track Meet; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of Coach Williams, the
1-21     O. D. Wyatt High School team is the only one in United States
1-22     history ever to run under 40 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay; and
1-23           WHEREAS, The track team from O. D. Wyatt High School is also
1-24     the only high school team to run the 4x100 meter relay under 40
 2-1     seconds five different times; on May 2, 1998, the relay team
 2-2     members set a national record with their time of 39.99 seconds,
 2-3     and on May 16, 1998, they set a national record with their time of
 2-4     39.81 seconds; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, The 4x200 meter relay team members set national
 2-6     records on May 30, 1998, with a time of 1:23.31 and on
 2-7     June 20, 1998, with a time of 1:23.69; certainly Coach Williams
 2-8     is worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Coach Lee Williams on
2-11     his selection as 1998 Track and Field Coach of the Year for
2-12     the State of Texas and extend best wishes to him for further
2-13     success; and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
2-15     as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                Moncrief
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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 April 14, 1999.
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2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-24                                  ______________________________________
2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate