H.R. No. 120

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Reneé McGuire of Pearland is deservedly being
	honored as Philanthropist of the Year by the Community Foundation
	of Brazoria County; and
	WHEREAS, The Philanthropist of the Year award was created to
	honor citizens who have contributed greatly to their communities,
	and Mrs. McGuire has selflessly devoted her time, assets, and
	efforts to making life better for others; and
	WHEREAS, In 2001, this esteemed businesswoman founded the
	nonprofit, Forgotten Angels, which helps children with special
	needs and their families; she serves as CEO of the organization
	without compensation; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. McGuire has given generously of herself,
	volunteering thousands of hours of her time, donating more than
	$3.5 million, and using her real estate development experience to
	provide 12 residential group homes for children and adults with
	special needs; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Forgotten Angels provides an environment of
	exceptional care and support through both group homes and a day
	habilitation program, giving individuals with mental and physical
	disabilities the means and encouragement to reach their full
	potential; and
	WHEREAS, By using her gifts and talents to lighten and enrich
	the lives of others, this benevolent lady has found it truly more
	blessed to give than receive, and she recognizes the endless love
	she has gotten from those she helps as her greatest reward; and
	WHEREAS, Her generosity and compassion have touched many
	people and made her worthy of the special recognition bestowed on
	her by the board of the Community Foundation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Reneé McGuire on being named
	Philanthropist of the Year by the Community Foundation of Brazoria
	County and commend this remarkable woman for devoting her talents
	and resources to such a commendable undertaking; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mrs. McGuire as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	O'Day
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 120 was adopted by the House on
	January 25, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House