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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 656
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
 1-4     recognize Chequan A. Lewis of Watauga on his recent honor of being
 1-5     named a recipient of the Community Champion Award from the Texas
 1-6     Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, To be accorded this honor, Chequan demonstrated
 1-8     maturity, intelligence, and initiative in leadership positions at
 1-9     both a community and national level to prevent alcohol abuse
1-10     among teens; and
1-11           WHEREAS, A student at Haltom High School, Chequan is a
1-12     member of his school's High On Life organization; an ambitious
1-13     and articulate young man, he was a delegate to the Mothers Against
1-14     Drunk Driving 2000 National Youth Summit in Washington, D. C.,
1-15     where he had the distinct honor of serving as a spokesperson
1-16     during a Capitol Hill press conference; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Chequan has distinguished himself as a community
1-18     leader in many other ways; he has twice been elected class
1-19     president and is a member of the National Honor Society; also
1-20     active in his church, he spends his spare time tutoring; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Underage drinking is a dire issue in our state,
1-22     and in speaking against this problem and working so diligently
1-23     for its prevention, Chequan has proven himself an exceptionally
 2-1     civic-minded individual; his efforts will help maintain the
 2-2     health and well-being of his fellow Texans, and he is truly
 2-3     worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-5     77th Legislature, hereby commend Chequan A. Lewis on receiving
 2-6     one of the Community Champion Awards from the Texas Commission
 2-7     on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and thank him for his dedicated efforts
 2-8     to fight alcohol abuse among underage Texans; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-10     Chequan as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-11                                                    West
2-12                                                    Moncrief
2-13           Armbrister           Fraser              Shapiro
2-14           Barrientos           Gallegos            Shapleigh
2-15           Bernsen              Harris              Sibley
2-16           Bivins               Haywood             Staples
2-17           Brown                Jackson             Truan
2-18           Cain                 Lindsay             Van de Putte
2-19           Carona               Lucio               Wentworth
2-20           Duncan               Madla               Whitmire
2-21           Ellis                Nelson              Zaffirini
2-22                                Ogden
2-23                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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2-25                                          President of the Senate
2-26                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-27                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-28                                  on April 5, 2001.
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2-30                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-31                                  ______________________________________
2-32                                           Member, Texas Senate
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2-34                                           Member, Texas Senate