H.R. No. 110R 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