1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1227 1-3 WHEREAS, In the waning hours of the 77th Legislature, it should 1-4 be acknowledged that Betty King has assembled an excellent central 1-5 staff in whom she can take great pride, and among the most outstanding 1-6 of these employees is Willis Littlefield of the Senate Copy Center; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Throughout his career in the Senate, Willis has 1-8 consistently displayed the same loyalty to the members of this body 1-9 as has his beloved mentor, Betty King; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Due to his hard work and dedication, the Copy Center is 1-11 an asset to the entire Senate; a true team player, Willis has offered 1-12 to work long, hard overtime hours to help those who need him; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Since he joined the Senate staff in 1971, Willis has 1-14 cheerfully done whatever was required to get the job done; he has been 1-15 known to leave a Bells of Joy performance in order to run his by now 1-16 anthropomorphic machines, B. K. Boss and Big John; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Few who know Willis have not been heartened by his 1-18 exuberance and his abundant cheerfulness; he has truly earned the 1-19 friendship and affection of his fellow Senate employees; now, 1-20 therefore, be it 1-21 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-22 77th Legislature, hereby commend Willis Littlefield for his 2-1 superlative service to the Texas Senate and congratulate him on 2-2 being the first administrative recipient of the Betty King Public 2-3 Service Award; and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-5 Willis as an expression of sincere gratitude for a job well done. 2-6 Lucio 2-7 Armbrister Gallegos Shapiro 2-8 Barrientos Harris Shapleigh 2-9 Bernsen Haywood Sibley 2-10 Bivins Jackson Staples 2-11 Brown Lindsay Truan 2-12 Cain Madla Van de Putte 2-13 Carona Moncrief Wentworth 2-14 Duncan Nelson West 2-15 Ellis Ogden Whitmire 2-16 Fraser Zaffirini 2-17 Ratliff, President of the Senate 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on May 26, 2001. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate