H.R. No. 819
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Friendswood High School Lady Mustangs
basketball team has achieved another winning season, an
accomplishment owed in no small part to their primary source of
inspiration, Neal McClaugherty; and
WHEREAS, After charging through the regular season, the Lady
Mustangs demonstrated the skill and physical stamina necessary to
win the District 23-4A title for the eighth consecutive year; ably
led by head coach Dena Russo, the members of this championship team
include Chelsea Edwards, Tina Brown, Holli Jo Wood, Jenna Cline,
Adrianne Meengs, Ana Viscariello, Molly Black, Kacey Grisham, Katie
Fenn, Alex Davenport, and Shaina Berry; the team was also supported
by managers Paige Ellsworth, Kimberley Williamson, and Neal
McClaugherty; and
WHEREAS, Team manager Neal McClaugherty, who has cerebral
palsy and is a quadriplegic, has provided special support and
motivation to the team; since starting high school, Mr.
McClaugherty has not missed a single district game; in addition, he
has given a boost to his teammates with his rendition of the
National Anthem as well as his notable half-time demonstration of
shooting a basketball; and
WHEREAS, The members, managers, and coach of the Friendswood
High School girls' basketball team are a source of tremendous pride
to the faculty and students at the school and to their supporters in
the community, and they are most deserving of praise for their
significant achievements on and off the basketball court; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Coach Dena Russo and the Friendswood
High School Lady Mustangs on their outstanding season and recognize
the extraordinary contributions of team manager Neal McClaugherty;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Taylor
Hopson
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. 819 was adopted by the House on April
6, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House