H.R. No. 796
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Mary Diane Denny is retiring from the
Texas House of Representatives after 14 years of dedicated service,
and it is indeed appropriate to reflect on her impressive tenure at
this time; and
WHEREAS, Elected to represent the citizens of Denton County
in 1992, Representative Denny currently serves as chair of the
House Elections Committee and as a member of the House
Administration Committee, House Select Committee on Election
Contests, and House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence; and
WHEREAS, During her illustrious legislative career, she has
also served on the House Committees on Financial Institutions,
County Affairs, Human Services, and Agriculture and Wildlife
Management; and
WHEREAS, She was appointed to the Texas Committee for the
Humanities by Governor Clements, and has served her community
through such organizations as the United Way, YMCA, and Arts
Council; a member of the board of the Lone Star Leadership
Foundation, she has also been a valued member of the Rural
Legislative Caucus, the American Legislative Exchange Council, and
the National Conference of State Legislatures; and
WHEREAS, With retirement on the horizon, our esteemed
colleague can look forward to spending more time with her loved
ones, and she can take pride in her efforts as a state
representative and community leader; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the Honorable Mary
Diane Denny for her many years of dedicated service to her
constituents and to the citizens of Texas and extend to her best
wishes for happiness and success in the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Denny as an expression of highest
regard by her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
Crownover
Craddick Gonzales Menendez
Allen Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Anchia Goolsby Moreno
Anderson Griggs Morrison
Bailey Grusendorf Mowery
Berman Guillen Naishtat
Blake Haggerty Nixon
Bohac Hamilton Noriega
Bonnen Hamric Oliveira
Branch Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Orr
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
Burnam Hegar Paxton
Callegari Hernandez Pena
Campbell Herrero Phillips
Casteel Hilderbran Pickett
Castro Hill Pitts
Chavez Hochberg Puente
Chisum Hodge Quintanilla
Coleman Homer Raymond
Cook of Navarro Hope Reyna
Cook of Colorado Hopson Riddle
Corte Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crabb Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Crownover Hughes Rose
Davis of Harris Hunter Seaman
Davis of Dallas Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Dawson Isett Smith of Harris
Delisi 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
Giddings McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 796 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House