H.R. No. 39R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, January 20, 2003, represented a milestone or, it could be argued, a millstone, in the life of the Honorable Jim Keffer, for on that day he celebrated the momentous occasion of his 50th birthday; and WHEREAS, Born on January 20, 1953, this San Angelo native was reared in Dallas, where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1971; he went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University and become Eastland's favorite son, having contributed to the vitality of the local community for many years, both as the president of EBAA Iron Sales, Inc., and as the state representative for District 60 in the Texas House of Representatives since 1997; and WHEREAS, Not only has Representative Keffer been successful in his professional pursuits, but he has also been blessed with a fine family, which includes his devoted wife of 27 years, Leslie Bradley, his three sons, Brad, Chris, and Robby, and his smart, good-looking younger brother, who has joined him in the house this session; and WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as a public servant, Representative Keffer has been recognized by numerous organizations as an outstanding legislator, and while his colleagues greatly appreciate the ideas he brings to the table, they also value his sense of humor, which may come in handy in the days to come; and WHEREAS, With his recent birthday, Jim Keffer has now successfully completed 50 years of his life, and doing anything for 50 years is undoubtedly an accomplishment worth noting; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Jim Keffer on the recent celebration of his 50th birthday and extend to him best wishes for the next half-century to be even better; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Representative Keffer as an expression of high regard by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. Keffer of Dallas Craddick Giddings Miller Allen Goodman Moreno of Harris Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of El Paso Bailey Griggs Morrison Baxter Grusendorf Mowery Berman Guillen Naishtat Bohac Gutierrez Nixon Bonnen Haggerty Noriega Branch Hamilton Oliveira Brown of Kaufman Hamric Olivo Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Paxton Burnam Harper-Brown Pena Callegari Hartnett Phillips Campbell Heflin Pickett Canales Hegar Pitts Capelo Hilderbran Puente Casteel Hill Quintanilla Castro Hochberg Rangel 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 King Talton Driver Kolkhorst Taylor Dukes Krusee Telford Dunnam Kuempel Thompson Dutton Laney Truitt Edwards Laubenberg Turner Eiland Lewis Uresti Eissler Luna Van Arsdale Elkins Mabry Villarreal Ellis Madden West Farabee Marchant Wilson Farrar Martinez Fischer Wise Flores McCall Wohlgemuth Flynn McClendon Wolens Gallego McReynolds Wong Garza Menendez Woolley Gattis Mercer Zedler Geren Merritt ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 39 was adopted by the House on January 21, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House