79S31553 JNC-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 453



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, June 3, 2006, will indeed be a special day for John 
Kenneth Arnold and Michelle Galindo Cruz, for on that day they will 
exchange their wedding vows in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and embark on a 
new life together as husband and wife; and
	WHEREAS, The impending nuptials of Ms. Cruz and Mr. Arnold 
have brought great joy to their parents as well as to the other 
members of their close-knit family and circle of friends; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Sylvia Cruz, the bride 
received a bachelor of science in communication studies from The 
University of Texas at Austin and has also earned a master of public 
administration degree from Texas State University and a Ph.D. in 
educational policy and planning from The University of Texas at 
Austin; she has held a distinguished tenure with State 
Representative Aaron Pena, serving as his chief of staff, and 
worked as a legislative aide to Representatives Rene Oliveira and 
Joe Deshotel; currently, she represents the Texas Education Agency 
as a legislative liaison to the Texas House of Representatives; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Arnold, the son of Victor and Nancy Arnold, 
received a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies and 
political science from Trinity University and a J.D. from Dedman 
School of Law at Southern Methodist University; after completing a 
judicial clerkship at the Texas Supreme Court, he joined the Austin 
office of the Locke Liddell & Sapp law firm; and
	WHEREAS, The wedding of Ms. Cruz and Mr. Arnold will mark a 
profound deepening of a relationship that has grown in love, 
respect, and mutual regard with each passing day; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Pena has justly recognized this 
devoted couple by authoring this resolution in his behalf during 
the 3rd Called Session of the 79th Legislature; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate John Kenneth 
Arnold and Michelle Galindo Cruz on the joyous occasion of their 
wedding and extend to them warmest best wishes for a lifetime of 
happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.