By Merritt                                            H.R. No. 1091
         77R16311 MJS-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Guy Harrison of Longview is the 2001-2002
 1-2     president-elect of the State Bar of Texas; and
 1-3           WHEREAS, A native of Longview, Mr. Harrison earned his
 1-4     bachelor's and doctoral degrees at Southern Methodist University in
 1-5     Dallas before embarking on a distinguished career in law; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, For more than 37 years, Mr. Harrison has been
 1-7     practicing law and has proven himself to be a leader in his
 1-8     profession; he was elected to the State Bar Board of Directors in
 1-9     1995 and served as chairman of the board in 1997-1998; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has worked on a State Bar grievance
1-11     panel and was accorded a State Bar Presidential Citation in 2000
1-12     for his work in reviewing and streamlining the committee structure
1-13     of the State Bar; he is also a life fellow of the Texas Bar
1-14     Foundation and has been on its board of trustees since 1998;
1-15     moreover, he is a charter member of the Gregg County Family Law
1-16     Council and was named the Outstanding Attorney by the Gregg County
1-17     Pro Bono Project in 1993; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Actively involved in the community, he has donated
1-19     his time and energies to many civic-oriented organizations and has
1-20     served as a board member, officer, and president of Crisman School
1-21     for Children with Learning Disabilities and as a board member of
1-22     the regional and national YMCA of the USA; Mr. Harrison is a
1-23     devoted family man, and he and his wife, Lucy, have two sons,
1-24     Parker and Worth, and two grandchildren; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has made significant and positive
 2-2     contributions to the Lone Star State through his valuable legal and
 2-3     community efforts; his  impressive record of service has earned the
 2-4     respect and admiration of many of his colleagues and peers, and he
 2-5     is most deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby congratulate Guy Harrison, 2001-2002
 2-8     president-elect of the State Bar of Texas, and extend to him
 2-9     sincere best wishes for continued success and good fortune; and, be
2-10     it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for Mr. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the
2-13     Texas House of Representatives.