78S20265 JNC-D

By:  Kolkhorst                                                    H.R. No. 127



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The retirement of Melvin Bruce Bayless of Yoakum 
from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) brings to a 
close a 38-year career of outstanding service to the State of Texas; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Bayless earned a degree in civil engineering 
from Texas A&M University and four years later became a licensed 
professional engineer; he joined TxDOT in August 1965, as an 
engineering aide hired for the summer in the Yoakum District's La 
Grange Area Office; and
	WHEREAS, Since beginning full-time work with TxDOT in 1970, 
Mr. Bayless has served as an engineering assistant in Yoakum, an 
area engineer in Columbus, and district director of transportation 
planning and development; in 1998, he was appointed to his current 
position as district engineer, where he assumed the oversight of 11 
Central Texas counties; and
	WHEREAS, Hundreds of transportation projects in the Yoakum 
District bear the mark of Melvin Bayless's engineering expertise, 
firm integrity, and dedication to his work, and area citizens and 
countless travelers are truly in his debt; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Melvin Bruce Bayless 
on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department of 
Transportation and extend to him sincere appreciation for his 
outstanding public service; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Bayless as an expression of high esteem by the 
Texas House of Representatives.