H.R. No. 735


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brothers Sid and Richard Hooper of Sul Ross State University have provided stellar performances on the basketball court, making themselves valuable assets to the Lobo squad; and WHEREAS, Known for his superb perimeter shooting, Sid has drilled long shots for the Lobos for the past four seasons, greatly contributing to the team's appearances in the postseason men's basketball tournament each of those years; as a result of his dedication and hard work, Sid won the ASC scoring title, averaging 22.4 points per game, and was named 2005-2006 Athlete of the Year at the SRSU athletic banquet; and WHEREAS, Freshman brother Richard is also an outstanding shooter who sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to supply the winning points in a 107-106 victory over McMurry on January 14, 2006, at the Gallego Center; and WHEREAS, Reflecting countless hours of hard work and dedication, the success of these two basketball players is a source of tremendous pride to their family, the faculty and staff of Sul Ross State University, and all of their supporters in the community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Sid and Richard Hooper on their excellence on the hardwood and extend to them best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Sid and Richard Hooper as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gallego 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. 735 was adopted by the House on May 15, 2006, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House