H.R. No. 110


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kris Anne Vogelpohl has deservedly been named the Person of Vision for 2003 by the Prevent Blindness organization; and WHEREAS, An exemplary citizen, Ms. Vogelpohl has been involved in humanitarian causes for many years; she is only the second woman to receive a Person of Vision award from Prevent Blindness, an organization that provides eye examinations and glasses to the public and supports educational programs to prevent blindness; and WHEREAS, Well known for her work as a member of the board of Prevent Blindness, Ms. Vogelpohl is also on the board of the Ronald McDonald House; in addition, she has served for 40 years on the board of the Salvation Army and is a former president of the Texas Medical Auxiliary; and WHEREAS, This esteemed woman attended Texas A&M University and has distinguished herself throughout her career, having worked for the Atomic Energy Commission and served as the chief therapeutic dietician at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; and WHEREAS, Under the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Ms. Vogelpohl was selected to serve on the Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in Service; in this capacity, she promoted the role of women in the military and helped to ensure that women were accepted into all military institutions; and WHEREAS, Kris Anne Vogelpohl has generously devoted her time and energy to the well-being of her fellowman, and her hard work in behalf of Prevent Blindness and numerous other vital organizations indeed merits special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Kris Anne Vogelpohl on being named the recipient of the 2003 Person of Vision award by Prevent Blindness and commend this remarkable woman for her many humanitarian endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Vogelpohl as an expression of esteem by the Texas House of Representatives. Taylor                         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        Rangel         Chisum        Homer        Raymond         Christian        Hope        Reyna         Coleman        Hopson        Riddle         Cook of Navarro        Howard        Ritter         Cook of Colorado        Hughes        Rodriguez         Corte        Hunter        Rose         Crabb        Hupp        Seaman         Crownover        Isett        Smith of Tarrant         Davis of Harris        Jones of Lubbock        Smith of Harris         Davis of Dallas        Jones of Bexar        Smithee         Dawson        Jones of Dallas        Solis         Delisi        Keel        Solomons         Denny        Keffer of Dallas        Stick         Deshotel        Keffer of Eastland        Swinford         Driver        King        Talton         Dukes        Kolkhorst        Taylor         Dunnam        Krusee        Telford         Dutton        Kuempel        Thompson         Edwards        Laney        Truitt         Eiland        Laubenberg        Turner         Eissler        Lewis        Uresti         Elkins        Luna        Van Arsdale         Ellis        Mabry        Villarreal         Farabee        Madden        West         Farrar        Marchant        Wilson         Flores        Martinez Fischer        Wise         Flynn        McCall        Wohlgemuth         Gallego        McClendon        Wolens         Garza        McReynolds        Wong         Gattis        Menendez        Woolley         Geren        Mercer        Zedler         ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 110 was adopted by the House on February 11, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House