H.R. No. 1473
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, William A. Shirley, Jr., of Dallas is celebrating
the joyous occasion of his 60th birthday on May 24, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Born in Springfield, Illinois, he moved with his
family to San Angelo in the 1940s and learned the value of hard work
at an early age at his family's small business, the Shirley Floral
Company; and
WHEREAS, After earning a degree in accounting from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1965, Mr. Shirley moved to Dallas,
where he has enjoyed a successful career in real estate and
investments; an avid runner who was a member of his high school
track team and the track team at Texas A&M University, he continues
to strive to top his personal best and has run in numerous
challenging races, including the New York City, Boston, and White
Rock marathons; and
WHEREAS, In all that he does, this outstanding Texan enjoys
the love and support of his family, which includes his devoted wife,
Colleen McGhee Shirley, his five children, Peyton Shirley, Sarah
Shirley, Sterling Shirley Williams, Pascal Shirley, and Sofia
Shirley, and his four grandchildren, Ioachim, Ana, Simona, and
Pavel; and
WHEREAS, With 60 years of wonderful memories, William Shirley
truly has reason to celebrate, and it is a pleasure to join in
honoring him at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate William A. Shirley, Jr., on his
60th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Shirley as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hodge
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1473 was adopted by the House on May
24, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House