H.R. No. 403



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In July of 2002, Abilene's Chris Kyker was elected 
by the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) to be Speaker during 
the 9th Session of the legislature; and
	WHEREAS, She recently directed, this past September 16-20, 
2002, the 116 elected representatives from districts within the 28 
area agencies on aging in Texas to present the Governor, the Texas 
Legislature, and the Texas Department on Aging the TSHL's 9th 
Session Report of its legislative priorities and resolutions; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Kyker has a distinguished career of service, 
including her recent appointment to the Governor's Advisory Council 
on Physical Fitness, and was the founding executive director of the 
Texas Department on Aging, the founding director of the Area Agency 
on Aging, and the founding president and chief executive officer of 
Disability Resources, Inc.; and
	WHEREAS, She has had the support of a superb family in which 
her late husband, Dr. Rex Kyker, teamed up with Chris in their work 
to support the aging; she also is the proud mother of five talented 
children and the grandmother of seven grandchildren, and she has 
two great-grandchildren--all of whom reside in Texas; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th 
Legislature of the State of Texas hereby honor Chris Kyker for her 
contributions and continuing service as Speaker of the Texas 
Silver-Haired Legislature; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Kyker as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                          Hunter
                                                                         Farabee



       

       

       
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

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Bonnen

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Branch

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Brown of Kaufman

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Brown of Brazos

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Burnam

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Callegari

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Campbell

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Canales

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Capelo

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Casteel

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Castro

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Chavez

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Chisum

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Christian

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Coleman

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Cook of Navarro

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Cook of Colorado

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Corte

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Crabb

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Crownover

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Davis of Harris

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       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Smithee

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

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Delisi

       Keel

       Solomons

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Stick

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Swinford

       
Driver

       King

       Talton

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Taylor

       
Dunnam

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Dutton

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Edwards

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Eiland

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Eissler

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Elkins

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Ellis

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Farabee

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Farrar

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Flores

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Flynn

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Gallego

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Garza

       McReynolds

       Wong

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Woolley

       
Geren

       Mercer

       Zedler

       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 403 was adopted by the House on March 
6, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House