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  H.R. No. 335
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Honorable Jimmy Sylvia has been selected as the
  2008 Person of the Year by the West Chambers County Chamber of
  Commerce; and
         WHEREAS, Each year, the West Chambers County Chamber of
  Commerce honors those individuals who have worked to further the
  goals of the chamber, and the Person of the Year award is selected
  by the entire membership of the organization in recognition of his
  or her contributions to the community; and
         WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Old River, Judge Sylvia is a
  graduate of Barbers Hill High School and Sam Houston State
  University; he served as commissioner of Precinct 3 for four years
  before his election as county judge; and
         WHEREAS, In that role, Judge Sylvia serves as the executive
  officer and chief administrator of Chambers County and as the
  presiding officer of the commissioners court; other official duties
  include certifying elections, serving on the county juvenile board,
  acting as county school superintendent ex officio, and providing
  executive oversight to the emergency management coordinator; in his
  nomination for the chamber's award, Judge Sylvia was particularly
  commended for the leadership he demonstrated in protecting citizens
  and businesses during and after Hurricane Ike as well as for the
  sound business practices he has employed that have enabled Chambers
  County to maintain strength and stability in a period of economic
  recession; and
         WHEREAS, Jimmy Sylvia has greatly contributed to the
  betterment of life in Chambers County over the course of his tenure
  as a public servant, and he may take justifiable pride in his
  exemplary record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Jimmy Sylvia on his selection
  as the 2008 Person of the Year by the West Chambers County Chamber
  of Commerce 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 Judge Sylvia as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Eiland
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House