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By:  Hunter                                                       H.R. No. 697



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On March 11, 2003, Seventeen students from Abilene 
Christian University successfully finished a long-distance relay 
bike ride for charity; and
	WHEREAS, These members of Gamma Sigma Phi, a local collegiate 
fraternity established in 1968 as Kinsmen, spent their spring break 
week completing a bike ride relay from Abilene to Pepperdine 
University in Malibu, California; and
	WHEREAS, The seventeen men rode through the plains, desert, 
and mountains of the Southwestern Region of the United States 
relay-style to finish the 1,400-mile ride in three-and-one-half 
days from noon on Friday, March 7, to 1 A.M. on Tuesday, March 11, 
2003; and
	WHEREAS, The purpose of the bike ride was to raise money for 
Habitat for Humanity to pay for a house in Abilene that the 
seventeen members had assisted in building; the total dollar amount 
raised through donations and sponsors from the bike ride was about 
$5,000; and
	WHEREAS, The members that accomplished this feat and deserve 
recognition are Jeremy Brewer, Mark Bruner, Andrew Culp, Mark 
Gibson, David Gilly, Jason Gipson, Ben Grant, Eric Hise, Chris 
Jacobs, Darin Love, Ian McDonald, Dustin McWilliams, Jonathan 
Moreland, John Mark Moudy, Jeffrey Rasco, Hayden Reid, and David 
Shaw; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby honor seventeen members of Gamma Sigma Phi from Abilene 
Christian University for their success in completing the 1,400-mile 
charitable bike ride to California benefitting Habitat for 
Humanity; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.