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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kevin Petroff is celebrating his 36th birthday on |
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April 15, 2009, and this event provides a welcome opportunity to |
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honor this able attorney who has become a familiar presence at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Petroff has been a staffer with the Harris |
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County District Attorney's Office for more than eight years, and |
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the 81st Texas Legislature marks the second session in which he has |
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served as the office's legislative liaison; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to put himself in the hot seat at times during |
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his visits to the Capitol, he is also personally responsible for |
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expanding the legislative lexicon as the inspiration for the |
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expression "getting Petroffed"; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Petroff's status as a pugnacious warrior is not |
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surprising when we consider his background; like Davy Crockett, he |
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was born in Tennessee and moved to San Antonio, not to fight at the |
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Alamo, but instead to attend Trinity University; he then headed to |
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Houston to complete his studies at the South Texas College of Law |
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and has been a Harris County resident ever since; and |
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WHEREAS, An individual of many interests, Mr. Petroff is a |
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big fan of both Bruce Springsteen and Ryan Adams, which helps to |
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explain why he has been missing in action when these performers made |
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concert appearances in Texas during the 2009 session; he is even |
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more obsessed with the Late Night Burger at Katz's, and his |
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dangerous addiction to the egg-and-beef-bacon-topped sandwich has |
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caused his friends and family to consider staging an intervention; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He is known affectionately by several names, though |
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he himself has no affection for any of them; Mr. Petroff has long |
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despised the nickname "Petey," but he is even more distressed when |
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acquaintances refer to him as the "Poor Man's Kevin Bacon"; let this |
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resolution serve notice that, henceforth, neither of these terms |
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should ever be used again; and |
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WHEREAS, Now older and wiser, Kevin Petroff has certainly |
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earned his stripes as a highly regarded legal mind and a dedicated |
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public servant; whether he's here at the Capitol or carrying out his |
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duties back home in Houston, he has won the lasting respect of his |
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colleagues and of elected officials from across the state, and he is |
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indeed deserving of fond wishes on this special day; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kevin Petroff on his 36th birthday and |
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commend him for his fine work at the State Capitol; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Petey Petroff as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Riddle |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1348 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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