79R10563 PCM-D

By:  Kuempel                                                    H.C.R. No. 145



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Since leaving her post as director of the 
Legislative Reference Library in 1998, Sally Reynolds has allegedly 
retired to lead a life of leisure in Rockport, although the number 
of miles she racks up in her car between that coastal community and 
Austin whenever the legislature comes to town would seem to dismiss 
any notion that she's permanently gone fishin'; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds directed the Capitol's Legislative 
Reference Library for 12 years, during which time she proved that 
there is much more to the task of running a library than merely 
shushing its patrons; initiating numerous positive and productive 
changes that have benefited legislators, their staffs, and the 
public, she helped to establish the library as a top-notch 
legislative research facility and enabled many a harried 
legislative staffer charged with a seemingly impossible task to 
live to work another day; and
	WHEREAS, Currently employed as "Queen Bee" of the Johnson and 
Johnson Law Firm, Mrs. Reynolds continues to demonstrate the same 
M.O. for which she was known while employed by the state, calmly 
dispatching each new task she is given with characteristic 
excellence and professionalism; when feigning retirement, she 
devotes her spare time to pursuing her hobbies, including spending 
time in her garden, reading up on Civil War history, doing 
needlepoint, and keeping the Texas Maritime Museum shipshape as a 
member of its board of trustees and recording secretary; and
	WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Mrs. Reynolds has taken 
doting to great heights in her affection for her goddaughter, 
Lillyan, and she is also one who is known to enjoy her creature 
comforts, namely Nora and Einstein, her beloved pets; and
	WHEREAS, Sally Reynolds was never formally recognized for the 
vital contributions she made to the Lone Star State in its employ 
for more than three decades, and a non-session-year retirement is 
no excuse to let her slip away without a tangible reminder of the 
high esteem in which she continues to be held by all who have had the 
pleasure to work with her through the years; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby honor Sally Ann Reynolds for her remarkable career in state 
government and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued 
happiness leading the busy, challenging, rewarding life she has 
built for herself in retirement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Reynolds as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.