H.R. No. 1888
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Addiction Professionals is
awarding its first John Austin Pena Scholarship at the
organization's 31st Annual Conference on July 8, 2005; and
WHEREAS, This scholarship is named for John Austin Pena, the
beloved son of our esteemed colleague, Representative Aaron Pena;
John Pena died on May 18, 2001, at the age of 16, and the tragic loss
of this fine young man inspired his father to dedicate himself, both
in his personal life and in his role as a state representative, to
serve as an advocate for better drug addiction services and crime
victims' rights; and
WHEREAS, The John Austin Pena Scholarship, which was
conceived at TAAP's 2004 conference, will provide financial
assistance to a member of the Texas Teens Program who is pursuing a
college degree; TAAP is composed of counselors, prevention
specialists, and other individuals who are dedicated to aiding
victims of alcoholism, drug abuse, and other forms of addiction in
their recovery and providing support to their families; with 13
chapters across the state, TAAP holds as its mission the unity and
advancement of addiction professionals and a heightened awareness
of the devastating effects the disease of substance abuse has on
individuals and their families; and
WHEREAS, The fourth anniversary of the death of John Pena
provides a sad, yet fitting time to recognize TAAP for establishing
this noteworthy scholarship in this dearly loved young Texan's
memory; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Texas Association of Addiction
Professionals for its important work and recognize the recipient of
that organization's first John Austin Pena Scholarship; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the association and the award's inaugural recipient as
an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Escobar
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1888 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House