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