By Junell H.C.R. No. 304 77R17378 JKB-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Colby Donaldson of Dallas recently claimed second 1-2 place on the hit television series Survivor II: The Australian 1-3 Outback, and while he lost the million-dollar first prize, he won 1-4 the hearts of millions across the nation as they followed him on 1-5 his highly publicized adventure; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Born in San Angelo in 1974, Mr. Donaldson is a 1-7 fifth-generation Texan whose love of the state is surpassed only by 1-8 his love of his family, which includes parents Gary Donaldson and 1-9 Gay McMillan Donaldson, grandparents L. H. and Roberta McMillan and 1-10 the late E. G. and Clara Mae Donaldson, and older brother Reid 1-11 Donaldson; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Spending many of his formative years in the small 1-13 town of Christoval, this accomplished athlete was a valued member 1-14 of the Christoval High School tennis, golf, basketball, and 1-15 football teams and was actively involved with the school's student 1-16 council and Beta Club; he attended Texas Tech University, where he 1-17 was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and shortly after 1-18 graduating in 1996, he founded Bravo One Performance, a company 1-19 specializing in custom four-wheel-drive vehicles; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The CBS series challenged participants to spend 42 1-21 days in the most volatile terrain that Australia has to offer, 1-22 carving out an existence from the available resources while 1-23 establishing a cooperative society and avoiding the many perils of 1-24 outback living; chosen from more than 50,000 applicants, 2-1 Mr. Donaldson embarked on his adventure in the company of 15 other 2-2 contestants, all hoping to avoid banishment by their peers at the 2-3 group's tribal council and vying for the large cash prize presented 2-4 to the lone survivor; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Continually demonstrating the strength and integrity 2-6 for which Texans are renowned, Mr. Donaldson gained the respect of 2-7 his competition through his numerous victories and humble attitude; 2-8 in addition, by bringing an enormous Texas flag as his one luxury 2-9 item, he provided a roof to shelter his "tribe," while also 2-10 providing a silent salute to his Lone Star heritage; and 2-11 WHEREAS, The front-runner until the very end, he showed his 2-12 depth of character when he chose to enter the final round with Tina 2-13 Wesson, a worthy competitor, rather than seal his position as the 2-14 winner by selecting a less challenging opponent, again displaying 2-15 his commitment to his conscience and his word; and 2-16 WHEREAS, Quoted as saying, "When I wake up in the morning, 2-17 there's two things I'm thankful for: I'm thankful I'm alive and 2-18 I'm thankful I'm a Texan," this exceptional young man is a source 2-19 of great pride to citizens of the Lone Star State and is most 2-20 deserving of our praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-21 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-22 hereby designate May 24, 2001, as Colby Donaldson Day and extend to 2-23 Mr. Donaldson sincere best wishes for continued success in all of 2-24 his future endeavors; and, be it further 2-25 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-26 prepared for Mr. Donaldson as an expression of high regard by the 2-27 Texas House of Representatives and Senate.