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79R2827 JHS-D

By:  Brown of Kaufman                                             H.R. No. 378



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Terrell native Randy Snow received a significant 
honor on July 1, 2004, when he became the first Paralympian to be 
inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, The only athlete to be awarded medals in three 
different Paralympic Games in three different sports, Mr. Snow 
worked hard to become one of the world's top wheelchair athletes 
after a 1975 farming accident left him paralyzed from the waist 
down; and
	WHEREAS, This intense and passionate competitor captured a 
silver medal in the 1,500-meter exhibition at the 1984 Olympics 
before grabbing gold in the same event at the 1984 Paralympics; he 
garnered gold again in 1992 as the Paralympic tennis champion, and 
four years later he brought home a bronze medal for basketball; the 
1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games were especially memorable for Mr. 
Snow because he was selected to receive the Paralympic torch from 
President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C.; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Snow's enshrinement in the U.S. Olympic Hall of 
Fame finds him in excellent company; other members of the Class of 
2004 include swimmers Matt Biondi and Janet Evans, speedskaters 
Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen, track and field stars Florence 
Griffith Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and soccer great Mia Hamm 
and the 1996 team she led to gold; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Randy Snow is one of the country's most 
sought-after motivational speakers, and his induction into the U.S. 
Olympic Hall of Fame is an inspirational reminder of the strength of 
the human spirit and one man's triumph over adversity; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Randy Snow on his induction into 
the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and extend to him best wishes for 
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Snow as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.