R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, A 70th birthday is truly cause for a celebration, 1-2 and on May 19, 2001, Rodney Curtis Smith of Grapevine is marking 1-3 this significant milestone in the company of family and friends; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born on May 23, 1931, in Greenville, Texas, he 1-6 attended Austin College and later served his country with valor as 1-7 a member of the United States Army during the Korean War; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was employed with the Sherman Democrat and 1-9 the Dallas News, and he owned and operated X-press Printing and R&P 1-10 Printing, both located in the Grapevine community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A generous volunteer of his time and energy, he 1-12 assists a number of civic organizations, area festivals, and 1-13 events, including the American Cancer Society, the Taste of 1-14 Grapevine, and the Rocky Top Trail Ride fund-raiser, and he enjoys 1-15 working with political campaigns; and 1-16 WHEREAS, A 32nd-degree Mason, Mr. Smith is active in numerous 1-17 related organizations, including the Royal Order of Scotland, the 1-18 Irving Shrine Club, which he serves as president, and the Road 1-19 Runners Unit of the Hella Temple in Garland, of which he is 1-20 captain; his civic involvement extends to the Irving Lions Club, 1-21 the Grapevine Rotary Club, and the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce; 1-22 and 1-23 WHEREAS, This notable Texan is a man who has demonstrated a 1-24 selfless commitment to his fellowman throughout his life; he 2-1 received a heroism award from the Dallas Fire Department in 1963 2-2 for his assistance related to an explosion at an area chemical 2-3 plant; and 2-4 WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Smith enjoys the support 2-5 of his wife of 42 years, Peggy, his daughters, Joyce Hobbs, Rhonda 2-6 Strauch, and Linda Strickland, and his 12 beloved grandchildren; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, The birthday of Mr. Smith provides a fitting 2-9 opportunity for his friends and relatives to recognize the 2-10 significant happiness he has brought to them and the positive 2-11 impact he has had on the countless individuals whose lives he has 2-12 touched; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby congratulate Rodney Curtis Smith on the occasion 2-15 of his 70th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for the 2-16 future; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-19 House of Representatives. Truitt 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. 1049 was adopted by the House on May 14, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House