HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The retirement of David P. McNutt of Huntsville as
 1-2     financial services division director brings to a close an exemplary
 1-3     22-year career with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
 1-4     (TDCJ); and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Born in Pittsburg, Texas, Mr. McNutt played football
 1-6     and baseball for the Pittsburg High School Pirates; he attended Sam
 1-7     Houston State University and graduated in 1970 with a bachelor of
 1-8     business administration degree; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, This acclaimed financial expert started his career
1-10     with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a correctional
1-11     officer at the Ferguson Unit before taking on the posts of
1-12     construction auditor and fiscal assistant for construction; after
1-13     three years, he left to pursue business opportunities with Brown &
1-14     Root, U.S.A., Velsicol Chemical Corporation, and Triplex, Inc.; and
1-15           WHEREAS, In 1982, he returned to TDCJ as chief of staff
1-16     services and was subsequently promoted to assistant director for
1-17     budget, deputy director for administrative services, and interim
1-18     division director for administrative services; since January 1997,
1-19     he has been responsible for administering the agency's budget in
1-20     his position as financial services division director; and
1-21           WHEREAS, He has served with nine TDCJ executive directors and
1-22     through eight legislative sessions, representing the interests of
1-23     the agency and the people of Texas with integrity; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Throughout his career, David McNutt has aspired to
 2-1     the highest standards of professionalism, and he has earned the
 2-2     respect of all those who know him; now, therefore, be it
 2-3           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-4     hereby congratulate David P. McNutt on his retirement from the
 2-5     Texas Department of Criminal Justice and commend him for his
 2-6     steadfast dedication to the citizens of the Lone Star State; and,
 2-7     be it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-9     prepared for Mr. McNutt as an expression of highest regard by the
2-10     Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
                                                                      Junell
         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. 306 was adopted by the House on May
         23, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.C.R. No. 306 was adopted by the Senate on
         May 26, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
                    __________________________
                            Governor