HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard L. "Rick" Crawford served the 1-2 people of Potter County with honor and distinction as a state 1-3 representative in the Texas Legislature from 1989 to 1992; and 1-4 WHEREAS, His extensive and successful background in 1-5 commercial investment and real estate development before his 1-6 election to the Texas House generously prepared him for his current 1-7 position as executive director of the Texas State Preservation 1-8 Board; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In his role as a key member of the project team 1-10 charged with the construction of the Bob Bullock State History 1-11 Museum, Rick Crawford provided the necessary leadership to ensure 1-12 that the construction was completed in a timely manner and under 1-13 budget, saving the citizens of Texas a substantial amount of state 1-14 funds; and 1-15 WHEREAS, In large part due to the hard work and dedication of 1-16 this one man, the Bob Bullock State History Museum will benefit 1-17 present and future generations of Texans for years to come by 1-18 telling the "Story of Texas"; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Rick Crawford's other duties include the important 1-20 job of overseeing the day-to-day operations and the safekeeping of 1-21 the historic State Capitol, Capitol Extension, and Capitol grounds 1-22 among other state historic properties; and 1-23 WHEREAS, He often manages and directs important state events 1-24 such as the dedication ceremony of the Bob Bullock State History 2-1 Museum on April 27, 2001, and Member's Reunion Day 2001 held on 2-2 April 26, 2001, honoring former state legislators, and the state is 2-3 a far better place as a result of his distinguished service; now, 2-4 therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-6 hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Richard L. "Rick" Crawford for 2-7 his many notable achievements and contributions to the Lone Star 2-8 State; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That the State of Texas, being well-served by his 2-10 leadership, hereby urge Rick Crawford to continue in his capacity 2-11 as executive director of the Texas State Preservation Board for the 2-12 benefit of future generations of Texans; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Mr. Crawford in recognition of the debt of gratitude 2-15 owed him for his 12 years of exemplary public service. Chisum Smithee Swinford Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 263 was adopted by the House on April 30, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 263 was adopted by the Senate on May 3, 2001, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor