By Heflin H.R. No. 1383 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, June 30th, 2001 will mark the occasion of Howard J. 1-2 Hicks's final day of work as a state employee, after fifteen years 1-3 as the District 149 Aide to Representative Talmadge Heflin; and 1-4 WHEREAS, In attempting to find the right words for this 1-5 occasion, one has to be careful to avoid the word "retirement", 1-6 owing largely to the fact that in his 87-plus years of life, Howard 1-7 Hicks has never been known to be the retiring type; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Howard's fifteen years in the District 149 Office 1-9 have been as fulfilling to his co-workers and his boss as they have 1-10 been to the numerous constituents he has served; Howard's style of 1-11 service more often than not has included involving himself 1-12 personally on behalf of his "customers", be it offering a ride to a 1-13 clinic or offering friendship; and 1-14 WHEREAS, His superlative performance in this job came as a 1-15 surprise to no one, given his more than a half century dedication 1-16 to making whatever community he involved himself with a better 1-17 place; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Those community endeavors have earned him widespread 1-19 accolades, from the Lions Club to the Alief Independent School 1-20 District, which in 1996 opened the doors of Howard J. Hicks 1-21 Elementary School--a school which Howard regularly visits to read 1-22 to "his kids", and a school which is almost big enough to host all 1-23 the well-wishers who will want to send Howard off in style when 2-1 they gather there on his big day; now therefore be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, 77th Texas 2-3 Legislature, congratulate Howard J. Hicks and thank him for his 2-4 service to the state and the community; and be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House designate June 30th, 2001 as Howard 2-6 Hicks Day in Alief; and be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-8 prepared for Mr. Hicks as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-9 House of Representatives.