H.R. No. 696
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Throughout her distinguished career, Shirley
Hutzler has striven to make private health insurance available to
all Texans at a fair and affordable cost; and
WHEREAS, A professional agent and brokerage manager for many
years, she has consistently promoted professionalism, education,
and legislative involvement among her industry colleagues; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hutzler has been a charter member and president
of the Austin Association of Health Underwriters and helped to
invigorate the statewide Texas Association of Health Underwriters
(TAHU), serving as its president in 1993-1994; as a tribute for her
efforts, the organization presented her with its most prestigious
accolade, the Hollis Roberson Award, and in 1996, she was accorded
Trustee Emeritus status; and
WHEREAS, Carrying her crusade for free-market solutions in
health insurance to the national level, Ms. Hutzler served as
regional vice president of the National Association of Health
Underwriters from 1994 to 1996; and
WHEREAS, In 1997, this esteemed professional became the
government affairs consultant for the Texas Association of Health
Underwriters, helping to ensure accurate information is available
to decision makers; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hutzler retired from full-time involvement in
legislative affairs in 2003, but remained as a consultant with
TAHU; her exemplary service throughout the past decade has
positively affected the lives of countless residents of the Lone
Star State, and she is truly a worthy inaugural recipient of the
"Hutzler Legislative Excellence Award"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Shirley Hutzler for her contributions to
her industry and congratulate her on her receipt of the Texas
Association of Health Underwriters "Hutzler Legislative Excellence
Award"; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Hutzler as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Isett
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 696 was adopted by the House on March
9, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House