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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 675

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Dr. Rachele Smith on the grand occasion of her 40th 
birthday on April 22, 2003; and

	WHEREAS, Rachele Smith was born April 22, 1963, in Slaton, 
Texas, the eldest in a family of five children; and

	WHEREAS, Dr. Rachele Smith is a Texas Tech graduate and a 
loyal Red Raiders fan; Rachele first graduated from Texas Tech in 
1983 and continued her education until 1996, when the university
finally kicked her out of the institution by giving her a doctorate;
many have noted that Dr. Smith is surely one of the most loyal Tech 
alumni members ever and that she may have a future official job 
recruiting students from around the world to Texas Tech; and

	WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Tech, Dr. Smith worked at 
Lubbock's Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, where
she helped many by sharing her lively stories about life and by 
her infectious laugh; she later began a career with the Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice, where she was director for the 
Texas Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities, the first 
treatment initiative in the nation; she left that department when 
she somehow lost her mind and went to work for the Texas Senate; 
and

	WHEREAS, The legislative director for Senator Barrientos, 
Dr. Rachele Smith has worked diligently on legislation that has 
positively impacted the safety of children and improved services 
for the elderly and disadvantaged Texans; while battling for
the rights of those less fortunate, Dr. Smith has also worked 
tirelessly alongside Senator Barrientos to budget a much-needed 
pay raise for Texas' state employees; and

	WHEREAS, Rachele Smith shares her dual ethnicity through 
her well known "Ay, ay, ay, Señor Ding Dong" to those most 
deserving of hearing such language; and

	WHEREAS, Rachele is known for buying extremely large or 
expensive vehicles and is proud of negotiating the lowest price 
for them, thereby diminishing any possibility of a decent 
commission for the poor car salesman who is unlucky enough to 
have her as a customer; and

	WHEREAS, She is famous for her love of cooking and for 
making gifts of her gardening treasures to her family and friends 
all year round; and

	WHEREAS, To those who are closest to her, Rachele is
known for her heart of gold, her tongue of fire, and her
undying commitment to serving the State of Texas; now,
therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby recognize Rachele Smith as a treasured
citizen of Austin and the State of Texas and extend congratulations
to her on this important milestone in her life; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
her as a memento of this special day.
                                                                      Barrientos




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 24, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate