H.R. No. 1492
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Baylor University track and field star Jeremy
Wariner has achieved international acclaim for his record–breaking
performances in collegiate and Olympic competitions; and
WHEREAS, This Irving native won Olympic gold medals in the
400-meters and the 1,600-meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, Greece; in addition, Mr. Wariner claimed the indoor and
outdoor 400-meter titles and was a member of the 1,600-meter relay
team that won both NCAA titles; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wariner's outstanding achievements have made
him the first athlete in history to win both collegiate titles, the
U.S. Championship, and the Olympic gold medal in the 400-meters; he
has been named the Mondo Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and the
Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Under the able guidance of Coach Clyde Hart, Mr.
Wariner has excelled in the sport of track and field, demonstrating
the dedication and physical stamina of a world champion, and his
name is forever etched in the annals of sports history; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeremy Wariner for winning Olympic
gold in 2004 and for his many other exceptional achievements in the
sport of track and field; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Wariner as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Jones of Dallas
Anderson
Dunnam
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. 1492 was adopted by the House on May
18, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House