H.C.R. No. 10HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The St. Mark's School of Texas wrestling team earned its 500th dual meet victory on December 14, 2002, and this outstanding achievement provides a fitting opportunity to recognize a remarkable athletic program; and WHEREAS, St. Mark's School of Texas has dominated the sport of wrestling through the years, as evidenced by the team's four state championships, three preparatory state championships, 12 regional championships, and 17 Southwest Preparatory Conference championships; and WHEREAS, For the past 21 years, head coach Rick Ortega has provided his charges with exceptional leadership and inspiration; during his tenure, he has produced 43 individual state champions and 35 preparatory All-Americans, and he was honored as the 1998-1999 Region 6 Coach of the Year; and WHEREAS, The wrestling team members are outstanding student-athletes; with their coaches and staff, they are a source of pride to all those associated with St. Mark's School of Texas, and they truly merit congratulations for their success; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby honor the St. Mark's School of Texas wrestling team on its 500th dual meet victory and extend to its coaches and athletes best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for St. Mark's School of Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Branch Craddick Giddings Merritt Allen Goodman Miller Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso Baxter Grusendorf Morrison Berman Guillen Mowery Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat Bonnen Haggerty Nixon Branch Hamilton Noriega Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton Callegari Hartnett Pena Campbell Heflin Phillips Canales Hegar Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Casteel Hill Puente Castro Hochberg Quintanilla Chavez Hodge Raymond Chisum Homer Reyna Christian Hope Riddle Coleman Hopson Ritter Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose Corte Hunter Seaman Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant Crownover Isett Smith of Harris Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Keel Stick Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton Driver King Taylor Dukes Kolkhorst Telford Dunnam Krusee Thompson Dutton Kuempel Truitt Edwards Laney Turner Eiland Laubenberg Uresti Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale Elkins Luna Villarreal Ellis Mabry West Farabee Madden Wilson Farrar Marchant Wise Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth Flynn McCall Wolens Gallego McClendon Wong Garza McReynolds Woolley Gattis Menendez Zedler Geren Mercer ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 10 was adopted by the House on May 7, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 10 was adopted by the Senate on May 9, 2003, by a viva-voce vote. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor