H.R. No. 486

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Kelley Hurley and Courtney Hurley of San Antonio
	earned great distinction for their community, their state, and
	their nation with their medal-winning performance in fencing at the
	2012 Summer Olympics in London; and
	WHEREAS, In a masterful demonstration of skill and agility,
	the Hurley sisters joined with teammate Maya Lawrence to capture
	the bronze medal in the women's team epee event with a thrilling
	31-30 overtime victory against Russia; Kelley aided the U.S. cause
	with a convincing 4-1 victory in the fifth bout; Courtney scored in
	the last 30 seconds of regulation to draw the squad even, then made
	a daring lunge just 16 seconds into overtime to land the decisive
	touch that gave the United States a spot on the podium; and
	WHEREAS, These talented Texans took up their chosen sport as
	young girls thanks to the guidance of their parents, Robert and
	Tracy Hurley, who had originally met at a fencing club;
	demonstrating the fast reflexes and calm nerves necessary to excel,
	the girls were soon competing regularly in Texas and Oklahoma, and
	each went on to win national titles in the 10-year-old,
	12-year-old, and 14-year-old divisions; and
	WHEREAS, Kelley Hurley further demonstrated her precocious
	talent at the age of 14, when she took the top prize at the Junior
	National Championships, defeating a number of far-older opponents;
	three years later, she became the first American to earn the epee
	title at the Cadet World Championships, and she capped off her
	junior career at the age of 20 by capturing the Junior World
	Championship; in 2008, she made her Olympic debut, representing the
	United States at the Beijing games; a graduate of the University of
	Notre Dame, she was selected as an All-American three times during
	her collegiate career and served as cocaptain of the women's epee
	team as a senior; and
	WHEREAS, Courtney Hurley followed closely in her sister's
	footsteps, appearing in her first international competition at age
	14 and securing her own Cadet World Championship title when she was
	16; she won the Junior Olympic and USA National championships in
	consecutive years and was the overall points champion on the Junior
	World Cup circuit during the 2009-2010 season; currently a student
	at Notre Dame, she is a two-time All-American and the 2010 winner of
	the school's Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout their pursuit of athletic excellence,
	the sisters have benefited from the tireless efforts of their
	parents as well as the generous assistance of a number of other key
	supporters; Patricia Hill, their high school principal, and Bill
	Hill, their guidance counselor, have been avid boosters and were
	instrumental in helping both young women to succeed in their
	athletic and academic endeavors at Notre Dame; moreover, the late
	Paul Pesthy coached the athletes for many years, and his wife,
	Carolyn, aided their progress in numerous ways; and
	WHEREAS, Earning an Olympic medal is an exceptional
	achievement that many strive to attain but few accomplish; Kelley
	and Courtney Hurley's success in London has placed them among the
	elite of their sport, and these young women are a proud addition to
	the roll call of exceptional athletes who have hailed from the Lone
	Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Kelley Hurley and Courtney Hurley
	on winning bronze medals in the women's team epee competition at the
	2012 Summer Olympics in London and extend to them sincere best
	wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
	for Kelley and Courtney Hurley as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Menendez
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 486 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House