1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1128 1-3 WHEREAS, It is indeed a pleasure to bestow the title of 1-4 Honorary Texan on Tatjana Koenig; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The daughter of Juergen and Conny Koenig, this 1-6 dynamic 17-year-old is from Seesen, Germany; she is a participant 1-7 in the Student Exchange Program and has been living in Palestine, 1-8 Texas, and attending Cayuga High School and All Saints in Tyler; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Tatjana Koenig has not only learned much about the 1-10 culture and history of the Lone Star State, she has also been 1-11 fortunate enough to make a number of friendships that will 1-12 undoubtedly last a lifetime; the many people whose lives she has 1-13 touched include her host parents, Dale and Peggy Higgonbotham and 1-14 Robert and Merrell Blackwell, her teacher, Kirsten Knippers, and 1-15 her friends, Chris Adelt, Jonathan Thorn, Chance McInnis, and 1-16 Erin Hightower; and 1-17 WHEREAS, While she was not born in Texas, Tatjana Koenig 1-18 has contributed to a cultural exchange that has enriched this state, 1-19 and it is truly appropriate to recognize her at this time; now, 1-20 therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-2 77th Legislature, hereby declare Tatjana Koenig an Honorary 2-3 Texan with all the privileges and perquisites accorded those 2-4 individuals native to the Lone Star State; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-6 prepared to serve as formal proof of Tatjana Koenig's new status. 2-7 Staples 2-8 ______________________________________ 2-9 President of the Senate 2-10 I hereby certify that the above 2-11 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-12 on May 22, 2001. 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 Secretary of the Senate 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Member, Texas Senate