R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The annual celebration of Law Day on May 1, 2001, 1-2 provides an ideal opportunity to recognize the Honorable James R. 1-3 Fry of Grayson County, who has ably served as judge of the 15th 1-4 District Court for the past 16 years; and 1-5 WHEREAS, After graduating from Baylor Law School in 1970, 1-6 Judge Fry was a practicing trial lawyer in Grayson County until 1-7 1985, when he took the bench as judge of the 15th District Court; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, His myriad professional accomplishments include 1-10 serving the Grayson County Bar Association as president, a term in 1-11 which he helped the association earn the State Bar's Award of 1-12 Merit; he is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a graduate of 1-13 the State College for the Judiciary and the National Judicial 1-14 College; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Named Sherman's Citizen of the Year by the Sherman 1-16 Area Chamber of Commerce in 1992, Judge Fry has also been active as 1-17 president of the Red River Historical Museum and the Grayson County 1-18 Rotary Club, on the board of directors for Goals for Sherman, Inc., 1-19 and the Community Hospital Foundation, and as chairman of the 1-20 Sherman Chamber of Commerce; and 1-21 WHEREAS, He also serves on the advisory board of Juvenile 1-22 Alternatives, is a former Little League coach and former member of 1-23 the board of Sherman Boys' Club and Camp Fire, and is currently 1-24 active in Grayson Teen Court and Kids Against Drugs; moreover, he 2-1 is a member of Andrew Randall Lodge #1342 A.F. & A.M., the Scottish 2-2 Rite, York Rite, and the Shriners, and is an elder of Covenant 2-3 Presbyterian Church; and 2-4 WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Judge Fry has been a 2-5 leader in his profession and his community, and it is indeed 2-6 appropriate to honor and applaud him for his impressive 2-7 accomplishments; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby pay tribute to Judge James R. Fry and extend to 2-10 him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Judge Fry as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-13 House of Representatives. Clark _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 782 was adopted by the House on May 18, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House