1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 557 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased 1-4 to offer congratulations to Shannon Elizabeth McCann and 1-5 Billy Randell Pewitt on the birth of their beautiful daughter, 1-6 Julia Elizabeth McCann Pewitt; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Julia was born August 26, 2000, at Saint David's 1-8 Hospital in Austin; she weighed nine pounds and was 22 inches 1-9 long at birth; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The birth of a baby is one of the most cherished 1-11 events in the life of a couple, and Bill and Shannon are enjoying 1-12 special feelings of pride and joy over their first baby girl and 1-13 feel especially lucky to experience a new baby after nearly 1-14 19 years of marriage; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Julia joins a happy family and is blessed 1-16 with two wonderful older brothers, William Houston and 1-17 John "Jack" Augustus McCann Pewitt, a grandmother, Dorothy Hughes, 1-18 and a stepgrandmother, Fran Smith; she is also the granddaughter 1-19 of the late Mary Lynn McCann and the late Houston Lee McCann and 1-20 the great-granddaughter of the late Dewitt Roy Studer and the late 1-21 Ida Studer; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Friends and relatives of the family received the 2-1 exciting news of Julia's birth with expressions of love and shared 2-2 delight, and "Dad" is still in a state of shock over having a baby 2-3 girl in the family; and 2-4 WHEREAS, It is truly fitting that the Texas Senate recognize 2-5 this baby girl as a treasured citizen of the State of Texas; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 77th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Shannon and Bill 2-9 and warm greetings to Julia Elizabeth McCann Pewitt with best 2-10 wishes for much future happiness; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 the McCann Pewitt family as an expression of regard from the 2-13 Texas Senate. 2-14 Madla 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on March 26, 2001. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate