H.R. No. 492


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, William John Makar of The Woodlands has brought great pride to his family, his school, and his community with his appearance on the hit series American Idol; and WHEREAS, Auditioning for the program in Austin, this talented 17-year-old bested thousands of hopefuls to earn a spot on the show's finals in Hollywood; there, Mr. Makar made it to the top 16 of the contestants, performing before an estimated 30 million television viewers and earning compliments from the show's judges for his maturity and graciousness; and WHEREAS, A sophomore at The Woodlands College Park High School, Mr. Makar has been entertaining audiences since the age of five; he honed his gift as a member of the Houston Children's Chorus, which gave him the opportunity to sing backup with a select group for a Celine Dion concert and to perform for Presidents Clinton and Bush; he later trained with vocal coach Tom McKinney, became lead singer for the band Last Born, and participated in several high school musicals; and WHEREAS, Will Makar has won legions of fans across the country, and he stands on the threshold of what will surely be a bright and rewarding future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate William John Makar for his achievements on American Idol and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Makar as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Eissler Craddick Giddings McReynolds Allen Gonzales Menendez Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt Anchia Goodman Miller Anderson Goolsby Moreno Bailey Griggs Morrison Berman Grusendorf Mowery Blake Guillen Naishtat Bohac Haggerty Nixon Bonnen Hamilton Noriega Branch Hamric Oliveira Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr Burnam Hartnett Otto Callegari Hegar Paxton Campbell Hernandez Pena Casteel Herrero Phillips Castro Hilderbran Pickett Chavez Hill Pitts Chisum Hochberg Puente Coleman Hodge Quintanilla Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna Corte Hopson Riddle Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez Davis of Harris Hughes Rose Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant Delisi Isett Smith of Harris Denny Jackson Smithee Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons Dukes Keel Strama Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford Edwards King of Parker Talton Eiland King of Zavala Taylor Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson Elkins Krusee Truitt England Kuempel Turner Escobar Laney Uresti Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale Farrar Leibowitz Veasey Flores Luna Villarreal Flynn Madden Vo Frost Martinez West Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong Gattis McCall Woolley Geren McClendon Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 492 was adopted by the House on May 9, 2006, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House