R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The West Orange-Stark High School Mustangs football
1-2 team has achieved outstanding success, finishing the 2000 season as
1-3 runner-up in UIL Class 4A Division II; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Truly one of the Lone Star State's football
1-5 powerhouses in the year 2000, West Orange-Stark completed the
1-6 regular season undefeated and began its relentless march through
1-7 the playoffs, adding five more triumphs in the post-season and
1-8 claiming a coveted place in the Class 4A championship contest; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Trailing 31-0 at the half of the state title game,
1-10 West Orange-Stark mounted a furious second half comeback before
1-11 finally falling to Ennis High School 38-24, and the Mustangs earned
1-12 the respect and admiration of all who witnessed their never-say-die
1-13 performance; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The 2000 season was truly a team effort, but several
1-15 of West Orange-Stark's gridiron heroes also attained individual
1-16 distinction; Paul Thomas and Jermaine Hope earned first team
1-17 all-state defensive honors, while two other members of the "Chain
1-18 Gang Defense," Turquoy Riggs and Michael Ledet, made second team
1-19 all-state, with fellow defensive stalwart Jeff Thibodeaux garnering
1-20 honorable mention; on the other side of the ball, Donald Paul was
1-21 tabbed honorable mention on the all-state offensive squad; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Under the expert guidance of head coach Dan Hooks,
1-23 each of the Mustang players was able to achieve his utmost, both
1-24 individually and as a member of the team; and
2-1 WHEREAS, These exceptional young athletes are a source of
2-2 tremendous pride to the students and faculty at West Orange-Stark
2-3 High School, as well as their many supporters in the community, and
2-4 it is indeed appropriate that they receive special legislative
2-5 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby congratulate the West Orange-Stark High School
2-8 Mustang football players and coaches on their impressive
2-9 achievements during the 2000 season and extend to them sincere best
2-10 wishes for continued success; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for members of the West Orange-Stark High School football
2-13 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-14 Representatives.
Lewis of Orange
Laney Glaze Menendez
Alexander Goodman Merritt
Allen Goolsby Miller
Averitt Gray Moreno of Harris
Bailey Green Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bonnen Gutierrez Mowery
Bosse Haggerty Naishtat
Brimer Hamric Najera
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Noriega
Burnam Hawley Oliveira
Callegari Heflin Olivo
Capelo Hilbert Pickett
Carter Hilderbran Pitts
Chavez Hill Puente
Chisum Hinojosa Ramsay
Christian Hochberg Rangel
Clark Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Homer Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hope Ritter
Corte Hopson Sadler
Counts Howard Salinas
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Craddick Hupp Shields
Crownover Isett Smith
Cuellar Janek Smithee
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Solis
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solomons
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Swinford
Delisi Junell Talton
Denny Keel Telford
Deshotel Keffer Thompson
Driver King of Parker Tillery
Dukes King of Uvalde Truitt
Dunnam Kitchen Turner of Coleman
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Harris
Edwards Krusee Uher
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uresti
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Villarreal
Elkins Lewis of Orange Walker
Ellis Longoria West
Farabee Luna Williams
Farrar McCall Wilson
Flores McClendon Wise
Gallego McReynolds Wohlgemuth
Garcia Madden Wolens
George Marchant Woolley
Geren Martinez Fischer Yarbrough
Giddings Maxey Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on
January 17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House