H.R. No. 616


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, April 12, 2006, will forever be a day cherished in the lives of Clay and Jaclyn Abernathy of Longview, as it marks the birth date of their son, Jack Madison Abernathy; and WHEREAS, Weighing in at seven pounds, five ounces, and measuring 21-1/2 inches in length, Jack Madison made his long-awaited arrival into the world at 2:54 p.m. to the great delight of his parents and many admirers; and WHEREAS, Blessed with an irresistible smile, a winning personality, and strawberry blond hair, this adorable baby boy has also brought great joy to his grandparents, Gail and Mike Martin and Nancy and Mark Abernathy, and his great-grandparents, Jack and Barbara Phillips, Rose Kirkpatrick, and Peggy Abernathy Dyer, as well as to his uncle and aunt, Dennis and Kim Bonnen and his cousins, Jackson and Gregory Bonnen; and WHEREAS, Jack Madison begins his life sheltered in the safe and loving embrace of his family, and with their support, dedication, and guidance, he may indeed look forward to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Clay and Jaclyn Abernathy on the birth of their beloved son and formally welcome Jack Madison as a new citizen of Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen 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. 616 was adopted by the House on May 11, 2006, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House