1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 657 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased and 1-3 proud to pay tribute today to Franklin Truitt Lively on the 1-4 joyous occasion of his 71st birthday on April 16, 1999; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born on April 16, 1928, Franklin graduated from 1-6 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in 1-7 in journalism; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mr. Lively married his beloved wife of 45 years, 1-9 Sarah, and together they established a warm and loving family for 1-10 their two children, Lynne Lively and Lance Lively; the two 1-11 children have presented their parents with three grandchildren, 1-12 Hadley Lively Anderson, Cole Welsome, and Gabriel Lively; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. Lively worked for the Agricultural Commission 1-14 and the Long News Service before he accepted a position with the 1-15 Texas Highway Department in 1961; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Successful in his work, he took over the Highway 1-17 Department's office newsletter which contained information about 1-18 employee activities, maintenance, construction, and design; and 1-19 WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Lively suggested to the division 1-20 director that a travel magazine for the State of Texas be created; 1-21 in 1974, the first issue of Texas Highways was published; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In 1975, the Texas Legislature passed a resolution 1-23 declaring Texas Highways the official travel magazine of 1-24 Texas; the periodical shows many of the most beautiful sights in 2-1 Texas; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Lively is a man of integrity and vision, and 2-3 his contributions to the State of Texas during his 71 years have 2-4 been considerable; it is appropriate that the Texas Senate salute 2-5 him on his 71st birthday; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Franklin Truitt Lively on 2-8 the occasion of his 71st birthday; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 Mr. Lively as an expression of the highest regard of the 2-11 Texas Senate. 2-12 Barrientos 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on April 15, 1999. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate