H.R. No. 1625

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Bonnie Simpson is retiring as an employee of the
	Texas House of Representatives on June 30, 2009, concluding a
	distinguished career that has spanned 27 years; and
	WHEREAS, In 1982, Mrs. Simpson reported for her first day of
	work at the State Capitol; she began her tenure in House Property
	and later took up new responsibilities as part of House
	Reproduction; and
	WHEREAS, Possessing a keen sense of humor, she has often
	lightened her colleagues' spirits with her joking comments, and on
	one memorable occasion, she told Speaker Bill Clayton that he
	needed to "leave a quarter" when he asked to use the phone in the
	Property office; another legendary Texas politician to cross Mrs.
	Simpson's path was Governor George W. Bush, who once offered to help
	her in her task of matching chairs to desks in the house chamber;
	and
	WHEREAS, With her working days coming to an end, this native
	Texan is looking forward to devoting herself more fully to her
	hobbies, which include sewing, cross stitching, bicycle riding,
	target shooting, bowling, attending gun shows and cattle auctions,
	and, especially, shopping; in addition, she plans to spend relaxed
	mornings sipping coffee on the porch of her home while relishing the
	fact that she no longer has to make a 100-mile round-trip commute to
	and from downtown Austin each day; and
	WHEREAS, Retirement will also allow Mrs. Simpson to spend
	additional time with her family, which includes her husband, Terry
	Simpson, her son, Bradly, and her grandchildren, Ash, Ty, and
	Jaidyn; other members of the Simpson homestead include dogs, Hank
	and Frank, miniature donkeys, Annie, Belle, Theresa, and Cheyenne,
	and a few white-face Hereford cattle; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a quarter-century, Bonnie Simpson has
	provided important service to the members of this chamber, and she
	may take justifiable pride in her many achievements as she begins
	the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Bonnie Simpson on the event of her
	retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
	happiness in the years to come; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mrs. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Gattis
	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. 1625 was adopted by the House on May
	13, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House