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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1114
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
 1-4     pleasure in recognizing Bernie Olivas for his outstanding work
 1-5     as President of the Sun Bowl Association for 2000-2001; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, The Sun Bowl is a longstanding tradition in El Paso,
 1-7     which began New Year's Day in 1935, when an El Paso high school
 1-8     all-star team defeated a team from Ranger, Texas; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The game was originally played to raise funds for
1-10     improvements to the El Paso High School stadium and to help
1-11     underprivileged children; the next year, however, the event
1-12     featured college football teams; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Today, the Sun Bowl is one of the oldest bowls in
1-14     the nation, and CBS Sports will broadcast the 2001 game for the
1-15     34th consecutive year; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Bernie Olivas is a native El Pasoan who has been
1-17     involved with the Sun Bowl Association for 19 years; a graduate
1-18     of Cathedral High School, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1976
1-19     from The University of Texas at El Paso, where he was a member of
1-20     the football team; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Bernie, who currently works as a health science
 2-2     advisor for Merck, has been a board member of the Sun Bowl
 2-3     Association since 1992; as the 66th President of the Sun Bowl
 2-4     Association for 2000-2001, he has played a vital role in carrying
 2-5     on the grand occasion of El Paso's Sun Bowl games; now, therefore,
 2-6     be it
 2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-8     77th Legislature, hereby commend Bernie Olivas for his valuable
 2-9     contributions as President of the Sun Bowl Association; and, be
2-10     it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
2-12     as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
2-13                                                               Shapleigh
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2-15                                          President of the Senate
2-16                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-17                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-18                                  on May 21, 2001.
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2-20                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-21                                  ______________________________________
2-22                                           Member, Texas Senate