H.R. No. 603R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Reaching the pinnacle of success in his sport, Trevor Brazile of Anson has been named the 2002 All-Around Cowboy of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA); and WHEREAS, Rodeo is a challenging and often perilous sport that requires both extraordinary physical skill and outstanding concentration to successfully compete at the highest level, and Mr. Brazile has shown himself to be a world champion in this regard; and WHEREAS, This exceptional athlete has earned numerous accolades throughout his rodeo career on local, state, and national levels; just two years after joining the PRCA, Mr. Brazile showed his mettle by becoming the 1998 Timed Event Champion of the World, which has proven to be the first of a growing number of championships for him; and WHEREAS, In 2002, already established as the reserve world steer roping champion, Mr. Brazile came to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas as one of only 12 cowboys to qualify for three events: calf roping, team roping, and steer roping; in the 10th and final round, in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,681 at the Thomas & Mack Center, his determination and hard work were justly rewarded when he claimed the coveted world title; and WHEREAS, The sport of rodeo occupies a prominent place in our state's rich athletic heritage, and Mr. Brazile has added another memorable chapter to the enduring legacy of athletic excellence in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Trevor Brazile on becoming the 2002 PRCA All-Around World Champion and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Brazile as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Miller 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 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 Keffer of Eastland Talton Driver King Taylor Dukes Kolkhorst Telford Dunnam Krusee Thompson Dutton Kuempel Truitt Edwards Laney Turner Eiland Laubenberg Uresti Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale Elkins Luna Villarreal Ellis Mabry West Farabee Madden Wilson Farrar Marchant Wise Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth Flynn McCall Wolens Gallego McClendon Wong Garza McReynolds Woolley Gattis Menendez Zedler Geren Mercer ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 603 was adopted by the House on April 3, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House