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CONGRATULATORY AND MEMORIAL CALENDAR
Friday, May 27, 2005
9:00 A.M.
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********CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS********
HR 1794 Cook, Byron
Honoring Gioia Keeney of Corsicana on the occasion of her 80th
birthday for her significant contributions to the community.
HR 1796 Hopson
Honoring the 55th anniversary of the oldest operating Dairy Queen
in Texas.
HR 1801 Paxton
Congratulating the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco on the grand opening
of its new headquarters.
HR 1802 Paxton
Honoring the Texas Tornado Hockey Club for winning back-to-back
national championship titles.
HR 1803 West, George "Buddy"
Honoring Jim Schaefer on his retirement from CenterPoint Energy.
HR 1804 Menendez
Congratulating Brigadier General Charles G. Rodriguez of San
Antonio on his appointment as Texas adjutant general.
HR 1805 Flynn
Honoring Prairie Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Rains County on
its 126th anniversary.
HR 1806 Hughes
Honoring William Hampton of Hawkins on being named a Distinguished
Alumnus of Jarvis Christian College.
HR 1807 Hughes
Honoring Clements Realtors of Winnsboro on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary.
HR 1808 Hughes
Honoring The Winnsboro News as it begins its 98th year of
publication in 2005.
HR 1810 Nixon
Congratulating Christina Lee Angelo on her graduation from The
University of Texas at Austin.
HR 1811 Madden
Honoring Murry K. and Gwendolyn I. Nance of San Antonio on the
occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 1816 Hopson
Honoring Rodney Williams of Carthage for his work with the March of
Dimes WalkAmerica event.
HR 1818 Escobar
Honoring Zeke Cavazos of Raymondville on being named Fire Fighter
of the Year by the Rio Grande Valley Fire Fighters/Fire Marshals
Association.
HR 1819 Escobar
Honoring Anna Bernice Owens of La Feria for her contributions as a
journalist.
HR 1820 Wong
Congratulating Klotz Associates, Inc., on the firm's 20th
anniversary.
HR 1822 Merritt / Herrero / Noriega, Melissa / Hunter
Honoring Lieutenant General Wayne D. Marty on the occasion of his
retirement as Texas adjutant general.
HR 1825 Talton / et al.
Honoring Whitney Smith-Nelson on her college graduation.
HR 1826 Brown, Betty
Honoring Judge Jack H. Holland of Henderson County on the occasion
of his retirement from the 173rd Judicial District Court of the
State of Texas.
HR 1829 Harper-Brown
Commending Irving for its efforts to promote transportation
awareness and for hosting the Eighth Annual Texas Transportation
Summit.
HR 1830 Harper-Brown
Honoring M. C. Lively Elementary School in Irving on the occasion
of its 50th anniversary.
HR 1831 Harper-Brown / et al.
Honoring Ebby Halliday of Dallas on being named a 2005
Distinguished American by the Horatio Alger Association.
HR 1832 Hughes
Honoring the Winnsboro Post Office on the occasion of its 150th
anniversary.
HR 1834 Hunter
Congratulating Betty-Erle and Wesley Lee Rhodes on their
50th anniversary.
HR 1835 Hunter
Paying tribute to the accomplishments of Dr. Charles Runnels in his work in
Texas and at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
HR 1836 Hunter
Congratulating Abilene Christian University on its 100th Anniversary.
HR 1841 Flynn
Congratulating Bob Adkisson of Wills Point on his 90th birthday.
HR 1844 Solis
Honoring Siria G. Sierra of Los Fresnos on her retirement from
Palmer-Laakso Elementary School.
HR 1845 Escobar
Honoring U.S. Army veteran Cruz Mata of Kingsville.
HR 1846 Escobar
Congratulating Sergio Munoz for his educational achievement as a
graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 1850 Quintanilla
Honoring the grand opening of the AARP Information Center in El
Paso on May 21, 2005.
HR 1851 Quintanilla
Honoring Lewis Wright on his achievements in scouting.
HR 1875 Castro
Honoring Jennifer Elswood of San Antonio on receiving the Girl
Scout Gold Award.
HR 1877 Oliveira
Commending the Texas Foreign Language Association.
HR 1878 Farrar
Honoring social work students from the University of Houston and
The University of Texas for their service throughout the 79th
Legislature.
HR 1880 Escobar
Recognizing Mikail Davenport and the Capitol Ride '05.
HR 1881 Brown, Betty
Congratulating Amanda Blakely of Crandall on winning a Robert F.
Kennedy Memorial Journalism Award.
HR 1882 Brown, Betty
Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinal
cheerleaders on winning the 2005 National Cheerleaders Association
Junior College Division championship.
HR 1887 Pena
Honoring Aguilar's Meat Market for its service to the Edinburg
community.
HR 1888 Escobar
Commending the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals and the
recipient of the first John Austin Pena Scholarship Award.
HR 1889 Smith, Todd
Honoring Nathan Benjamin Brooks as a top 10 graduate of Trinity
High School for 2005.
HR 1890 Smith, Todd
Honoring Kirby Don Jacobson as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1891 Smith, Todd
Honoring Faizan Anwar Ali as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1892 Smith, Todd
Honoring Michael Steven Horstmeyer as a top 10 graduate of Trinity
High School for 2005.
HR 1893 Smith, Todd
Honoring Brandon James Beberwyck as a top 10 graduate of Trinity
High School for 2005.
HR 1894 Smith, Todd
Honoring Nickolas Boutris as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1895 Smith, Todd
Honoring Brian David Burton as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1896 Smith, Todd
Honoring Adam Wayne Jaster as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1897 Smith, Todd
Honoring Brett Ryan Pinholster as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1898 Smith, Todd
Honoring Melissa Ann Bro as a top 10 graduate of Trinity High
School for 2005.
HR 1899 Bohac
Honoring Carol Bunte of Houston on her 25 years as a teacher at
Clay Road Baptist School.
HR 1900 Escobar
Honoring Connie James of Harlingen for her many contributions to
the community.
HR 1901 Wong
Congratulating the R Club of Houston on its 10th anniversary.
HR 1902 Branch
Congratulating Highland Park High School in Dallas on its national
recognition for academics and athletics.
HR 1903 Swinford
Congratulating Bell Helicopter Textron in Amarillo on achieving the
National Leader level of the Clean Texas, Cleaner World program of
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
HR 1904 Baxter
Congratulating Jennifer and Michael Aragon on the birth of their
daughter, Tatum.
HR 1905 Baxter
Congratulating Julie Salmon on being named Miss Austin USA.
HR 1906 Dunnam
Honoring former State Representative Miguel David Wise and Erin
Duffy Wise of Weslaco on their 20th wedding anniversary.
HR 1909 Hunter
Commending Wayne James on his retirement from the association management
profession.
HR 1910 Hughes
Congratulating Deborah Bell of Gilmer on being named a winner in
the 2005 Johnson & Johnson Remarkable Women awards.
HR 1911 Hughes
Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cantrell of Mineola on their
55th wedding anniversary.
HR 1918 Wong
Honoring C. C. and Elsie Huang of Houston on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
HR 1919 Escobar
Honoring Roberto A. Hernandez of Raymondville on attaining the rank
of Eagle Scout.
HR 1920 Escobar
Congratulating Adam Hernandez of Raymondville High School for
winning gold in the 800-meter event at the 2005 state track and
field championships.
HR 1922 Taylor
Honoring James Truman Taylor and Arlene Weyer Taylor of Friendswood
on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 1925 Rodriguez
Honoring Shelbi McNew on her graduation from the Texas School for
the Deaf.
HR 1926 Bohac
Honoring Josh Elton Cribbs of Houston on attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout.
HR 1927 Rodriguez
Congratulating Jeffrey Wesley on his graduation from the Texas
School for the Deaf.
HR 1928 Rodriguez
Congratulating Rosario Perez on her graduation from the Texas
School for the Deaf.
HR 1930 Farabee
Congratulating Clayton Cotton and Travis Stegner for winning the
2005 UIL Class 4A boys' doubles tennis championship.
HR 1932 Alonzo
Congratulating Lupita Colmenero of El Hispano News in Dallas on her
election as president of the National Association of Hispanic
Publications, Inc., in March 2005.
HR 1933 Alonzo
Commemorating Cinco de Mayo, 2006.
HR 1934 Alonzo
Commemorating February 2, 1848, the date the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican War.
HR 1935 Alonzo
Honoring the life of Cesar E. Chavez on March 31, 2006, the 79th
anniversary of his birth.
HR 1936 Alonzo
Honoring Oak Cliff on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of its
annexation to Dallas.
HR 1937 Alonzo
Honoring the life of Benito Juarez on March 21, 2006, the 200th
anniversary of his birth.
HR 1938 Alonzo
Recognizing Diez y Seiz de Septiembre (Mexican Independence Day).
HR 1939 Elkins
Congratulating Uchenna and Joyce Ekemezie of Houston on winning The
Amazing Race 7.
HR 1946 Jones, Jesse
Honoring the members of the Miller-King Sunday School Class of the
Good Street Baptist Church in Dallas for their service to their
congregation and their community.
HR 1947 Dawson
Recognizing October 15, 2005, as Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Remembrance Day in Texas.
HR 1948 Martinez Fischer
Honoring Consuelo D. Rocha for her service to the citizens of San
Antonio.
HR 1949 Farrar
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
School in Houston.
HCR 194 Jones, Jesse
Designating July 2005 as Lawn Mower Safety Awareness Month.
HCR 214 Hilderbran
Recognizing the 2005 and 2006 appointments of State Poet Laureate,
State Musician, and State Visual Artists.
**********MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS**********
HR 175 Baxter
In memory of Thomas Anthony Korioth of Austin.
HR 1800 Baxter
In memory of Cherie Shelton Von Dohlen of Austin and Goliad.
HR 1814 Ritter
In memory of Evan H. "Slats" Wathen of Beaumont.
HR 1833 Laney
In memory of Staff Sergeant Jimmie Doyle of Lamesa, who gave his
life in service to this country during World War II.
HR 1840 Hilderbran
In memory of Patricia Lewis Zoch Tate.
HR 1843 Gonzalez Toureilles / Herrero / Escobar
Paying tribute to the life of U.S. Army Private Felix Longoria of
Three Rivers for his heroism in World War II.
HR 1852 Quintanilla
In memory of Agustin "A. J." Bosquez III of Austin.
HR 1886 Pena
In memory of Canuto Garcia, Jr., of Edinburg.
HR 1907 Woolley
In memory of Cheryl Courrege Burguieres of Houston.
HR 1908 Dutton
In memory of Willie Hall of Houston.
HR 1921 Frost
In memory of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Samuel Tyrone Castle of
Naples.
HR 1923 Woolley
In memory of Billie Maurine King Ramsey of Houston.
HR 1924 Rodriguez
In memory of Ashlyn Leigh Shoemaker.
HR 1929 Denny
In memory of Marion Allen Groff, Jr., of Pilot Point.
HR 1931 Chisum
In memory of Fred Brook of Pampa.
HR 1941 Gallego
In memory of Carol Dacus of Brewster County.
HCR 189 Homer
In memory of J. E. "Gene" Buster of Paris.
HCR 190 Homer
In memory of Floyd Weger of Paris.
HCR 205 Homer
In memory of Stanley and Jake Avery of Sulphur Springs.