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                                                                  H.R. No. 2072


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Steven V. Tays of New Braunfels has been elected the Texas FFA state officer for Area VII, and this singular distinction offers an ideal opportunity to reflect on this talented young man's many accomplishments; and WHEREAS, A senior at Canyon High School, Mr. Tays has been a valued member of FFA for several years, serving as Guadalupe Valley District president and Canyon and Area VII vice president before assuming his most recent post; and WHEREAS, He has also participated in a wide range of the organization's competitive activities, including creed speaking, land judging, livestock judging, and radio broadcasting, and he was a valued participant at the state convention in 2003 and 2004; and WHEREAS, This well-rounded young Texan has been involved in numerous community groups and programs, including Youth Leadership New Braunfels, the First Protestant Church youth group and youth band, the Canyon High School golf team, and the Katy Volunteer Fire Department, and in 2004 he was selected to attend the Boys State convention in Austin; and WHEREAS, It is particularly fitting that Mr. Tays be honored by this body, in that he enjoys close personal ties to a number of its members; and WHEREAS, After being baptized by Representative Joe Crabb, Mr. Tays went on to work for both Representative Bill Callegari and Speaker Tom Craddick, and since his move to New Braunfels he has also made the acquaintance of Representative Carter Casteel; and WHEREAS, Mr. Tays plans to attend Texas A&M University next year, and as this exciting new chapter in his life begins, his many friends and admirers join him in looking forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Steven V. Tays on being elected Texas FFA state officer for Area VII and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Tays as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Swinford 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. 2072 was adopted by the House on May 26, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House