SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 915

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Chion Kim, who graduated from Trinity University in
San Antonio on May 17, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, Chion, who is from South Korea, was an outstanding 
student at Trinity University, where he majored in business 
administration and economics; and
	WHEREAS, A talented young man who devoted himself to his 
studies, Chion entered his senior year with a 3.88 grade point 
average, and he completed his college education as a member of 
Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Magna Cum Laude; and
	WHEREAS, Chion Kim looks forward to pursuing advanced 
studies in business after he completes a three-year period of 
service with the South Korean armed forces; and
	WHEREAS, Chion's parents, General Kim and So Koon Kang, and 
his two sisters take great pride in his accomplishments; his 
parents traveled from Seoul, South Korea, to attend his Trinity 
University graduation ceremony and to celebrate his academic 
accomplishments; and
	WHEREAS, Also celebrating Chion's achievements are his 
surrogate parents, Lucy and William Rasco, with whom Chion has 
lived for the last four years while attending the university; 
William and Lucy Rasco have a long established friendship with 
General and Mrs. Kim; and
	WHEREAS, Chion Kim was an exceptional scholar at Trinity 
University, and his graduation has marked the successful 
culmination of a memorable period of his young life and the 
beginning of a future filled with many new opportunities; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby congratulate Chion Kim on his graduation
from Trinity University and extend to him best wishes for the 
future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                       Wentworth




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 20, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate