H.R. No. 2993

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable George E. West is a man of courage,
	conviction, strong ideals, and great faith, and he has demonstrated
	these admirable qualities throughout his notable career in public
	service; and
	WHEREAS, "Buddy" West was elected to the Texas House of
	Representatives in 1992; currently a member of the House Committees
	on Environmental Regulation and Law Enforcement, he has chaired the
	House Committee on Energy Resources and served as vice chair of
	Appropriations and as a member of the House Committee on
	Transportation; and
	WHEREAS, He distinguished himself during a 30-year tenure
	with Amoco Production Company and became an expert in the fields of
	industry health, safety, and environmental issues; he was asked to
	chair the Energy Council and the Oil Field Cleanup Advisory
	Committee; and
	WHEREAS, Attending college later in life, Representative
	West became a beneficiary of the investment made by the State of
	Texas in higher education; he earned a bachelor of business
	administration degree from The University of Texas of the Permian
	Basin, and he continues to be a steadfast proponent of higher
	education development opportunities in West Texas and across the
	state; and
	WHEREAS, As a member of the Texas Legislature, Representative
	West has held membership in the House Rural Caucus, Texas
	Legislative Sportsman Caucus, Texas Conservative Coalition,
	Council of State Governments, National Conference of State
	Legislatures, and American Legislative Exchange Council; in
	addition, he founded the Child Pornography Task Force to combat the
	exploitation of innocent children; and
	WHEREAS, Desiring to enhance the quality of life for his
	fellow citizens, Buddy West is involved in numerous organizations,
	including the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Odessa
	Rotary Club, the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, and the First Baptist
	Church of Odessa; and
	WHEREAS, Representative West is a dedicated family man;
	married to his childhood sweetheart, Shirley, for 51 years, he is a
	dedicated father and father-in-law to Richie West, Lori and Wade
	Bennington, and Ami and Scott Satterwhite, and is a proud
	grandfather to Kelsee and Shelby West, Baylee Bennington, and
	Scotty, Lexi, Landon, and Laci Satterwhite; and
	WHEREAS, Buddy West continues to make a positive impact on
	the people and institutions of his community and state, and his
	service stands as an example of civic involvement that all can
	admire; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That in the days ahead, as he undergoes medical
	evaluation, the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend the Honorable George E. "Buddy" West for
	his exemplary public service thus far and wish him nothing but the
	best of health and happiness during the interim; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative West as an expression of high regard by
	his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
	Craddick
	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 Woolley
	Frost McReynolds Zedler
	Gallego Menendez Zerwas
	Garcia Merritt
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2993 was adopted by the House on May
	28, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House