R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
1-2 honor Weldon Willig for the positive impact he has made in the
1-3 lives of his students and for his many achievements while with The
1-4 Woodlands High School; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A graduate of Austin College and the University of
1-6 Houston, Coach Willig is the longtime athletic director at The
1-7 Woodlands High School; also serving as head football coach, he has
1-8 compiled a 155-63-5 record and has guided the Highlanders to nine
1-9 playoff appearances in the last 11 years and three straight
1-10 District 15-5A championships; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Currently more than 1,400 students are participating
1-12 in the high school's athletic programs; under Coach Willig's astute
1-13 guidance over the past 20 years, The Woodlands athletic programs
1-14 have excelled and prospered; the Highlanders have captured state
1-15 championships in boys' cross country, boys' swimming, and baseball,
1-16 had top six finishes in girls' golf, boys' track, and swimming, and
1-17 reached the state semifinals in football; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Coach Willig has been recognized as the District
1-19 Coach of the Year 10 times; he has been named to the Austin College
1-20 Athletic Hall of Honor and the Greater Houston Football Coaches
1-21 Association's Hall of Honor and was selected as Coach of the Year
1-22 in 2000 by the Houston TD Club and as Montgomery County Coach of
1-23 the Decade for the 1980s; and
1-24 WHEREAS, A testament to his devotion to The Woodlands High
2-1 School athletic program is its winning the overall excellence
2-2 Prime-Sports Award in 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 and finishing near
2-3 the top of the Lone Star Cup standings each year, including fourth
2-4 in 2000; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Perhaps most impressive are his decades of
2-6 dedication to the youth of his community; to that end, he developed
2-7 and organized The Woodlands Quarterback Club, which has given more
2-8 than $250,000 for student athletes to attend college, and 14 of his
2-9 former players have followed in his footsteps and are in the
2-10 coaching profession; and
2-11 WHEREAS, Recognized as a Hometown Hero by The Woodlands,
2-12 Coach Willig has proven himself to be an exemplary community leader
2-13 whose commitment to his students and his profession is indeed most
2-14 impressive; now, therefore, be it
2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-16 Legislature hereby commend Weldon Willig for his outstanding tenure
2-17 with The Woodlands High School and extend to him best wishes for
2-18 continued success.
Williams
Hope
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
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 502 was adopted by the House on March
14, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House