R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The noble purpose and many positive acts of service 1-2 of the Texas Fatherhood Initiative (TFI) deserve special 1-3 legislative praise; and 1-4 WHEREAS, With the goal of enhancing the well-being of 1-5 children by reducing father absence and promoting responsible 1-6 fatherhood, the TFI was created by Governor George W. Bush in 1-7 December 1999; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Emphasizing the message that fathers play a unique 1-9 and irreplaceable role in the lives of children, the TFI 1-10 coordinates multimedia education campaigns, organizes Community 1-11 Fatherhood Forums across the state, and operates the Texas 1-12 Fatherhood Resource Center in an effort to raise awareness, 1-13 mobilize communities, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and 1-14 encourage other organizations to promote responsible fatherhood; 1-15 and 1-16 WHEREAS, Director Christopher A. Brown heads this fine 1-17 organization, and he and the numerous people involved in this 1-18 noteworthy enterprise have earned the gratitude of countless 1-19 Texans; now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-21 Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Fatherhood Initiative and 1-22 commend the efforts of Christopher Brown and all those involved 1-23 with this important endeavor. Hunter 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. 1069 was adopted by the House on May 15, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House