H.R. No. 1847



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Jeffre Ward Rotkoff, the chief of staff for State 
Representative Marc Veasey, is celebrating his 26th birthday at the 
State Capitol on May 20, 2005, sharing an unspoken bond with 
countless other legislative employees who are largely ignoring 
their birthdays in the waning days of the legislative session; and
	WHEREAS, The son of schoolteacher Libby Rotkoff and retired 
Colonel Steven Rotkoff, Mr. Rotkoff was born in Monterey, 
California, in 1979--the state and the decade more than likely 
responsible for the conspicuous absence of a "y" in his first name; 
as is often the case with children whose parents serve in the 
military, he grew up in locations across the globe, experiencing 
different cultures and living in such exotic places as Germany and 
even Kansas; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his childhood, Mr. Rotkoff enjoyed a 
passion for music, action figures, and the movies, particularly 
Star Wars and Back to the Future; a doting older brother to his 
sister, Sara, this caring young man willingly helped to entertain 
the children of his father's troops as well, many of whom were 
sorely in need of a surrogate big brother after their parents were 
deployed to Bosnia; and
	WHEREAS, Though rumored to still enjoy arranging tiny plastic 
soldiers as a student in high school, he has widened his list of 
interests in recent years to include cooking, playing the guitar, 
Longhorn sports, and, of course, politics; and
	WHEREAS, This alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin 
has enjoyed a varied and successful career in government since his 
2001 graduation; in addition to his current post, he worked with 
Congressman Chet Edwards, serving both on the campaign trail and as 
a field representative in his district office; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Jeffre Rotkoff has proven 
himself to be a man of conviction and compassion, and it is hoped 
that his first regular session as a legislative staffer has hooked 
him sufficiently to ensure that he will be on hand throughout many 
future regular sessions, even if it does mean he can only fully 
observe his birthday biennially in even-numbered years; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeffre Ward Rotkoff on the occasion 
of his 26th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for 
continued achievement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Rotkoff as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Veasey

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1847 was adopted by the House on May 
20, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House