1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 477 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize the employees of Owens-Brockway, whose exemplary work 1-5 has earned them the Miller Brewing Company's "Partners in 1-6 Excellence" Award; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Miller Brewing Company rewards only a handful of 1-8 companies with its prestigious "Partners in Excellence" Award; 1-9 recipients are chosen for both the exemplary quality and the cost 1-10 competitiveness of the products and services they provide; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Owens-Brockway, which produces glass containers for 1-12 Miller Brewing Company, was chosen from a field of 8,500 suppliers 1-13 in North America for the "Partners in Excellence" Award; and 1-14 WHEREAS, To celebrate this recent distinction and to thank 1-15 its employees for their hard work, Owens-Brockway hosted an 1-16 awards presentation, an employee luncheon, and a plant tour on 1-17 March 8, 2001; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Without the professionalism and diligence of 1-19 employees at Owens-Brockway, Miller Brewing Company would not be 1-20 able to deliver the highest quality products to its consumers; the 2-1 team of employees at Owens-Brockway is truly worthy of recognition 2-2 and esteem; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 77th Legislature, hereby commend employees at Owens-Brockway on 2-5 their recent honor of being chosen as recipients of the Miller 2-6 Brewing Company's "Partners in Excellence" Award; and, be it 2-7 further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 those who work at Owens-Brockway as an expression of high regard 2-10 from the Texas Senate. 2-11 Sibley 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 President of the Senate 2-14 I hereby certify that the above 2-15 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-16 on March 15, 2001. 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Secretary of the Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate