H.R. No. 188



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Seymour FFA Meat Judging Team of Cory Coltharp, 
Greg Knezek, Phillip Nix, and Casey Lawrence has ascended to 
national prominence in their discipline by winning first place at 
the National Western Stock Show in Denver; and
	WHEREAS, Students from across the U.S. competed in four 
categories, placing class, retail cut identification, beef carcass 
grading, and placing questions, and the Seymour Meat Judging Team 
took the top spot by scoring 100 points more than their closest 
competitor; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to their remarkable team 
accomplishment, Greg Knezek, Cory Coltharp, and Phillip Nix, took 
second, third, and fourth places in individual competition; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Jimmy Carter, an agricultural sciences 
teacher at Seymour, provided exceptional guidance and 
encouragement to the members of the team, who also received 
tremendous support from their parents and the school's 
administration; and
	WHEREAS, Competing successfully at the national level 
requires great dedication and painstaking preparation; the members 
of the Seymour FFA Meat Judging Team have consistently demonstrated 
these qualities, and their perseverance and hard work have secured 
for their school a national honor; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Cory Coltharp, Greg Knezek, 
Phillip Nix, and Casey Lawrence on their first place finish at the 
National FFA Meat Judging Contest and extend to them sincere best 
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for these exemplary young Texans as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                      Hardcastle

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 188 was adopted by the House on March 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House