By Heflin                                             H.R. No. 1383
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                                 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.