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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ryan Kjos has been named the head baseball coach at |
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Gateway College Preparatory School in Georgetown; and |
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WHEREAS, A former High School Player of the Year in his native |
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Minnesota, Mr. Kjos was a star pitcher for The University of Texas |
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at Austin in the mid-1990s, winning the Most Valuable Player Award |
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during the 1994 Southwest Conference Tournament and helping the |
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Longhorns earn two College World Series appearances; and |
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WHEREAS, This exceptional athlete was drafted by the |
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Minnesota Twins as a high school player and then drafted again by |
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the Detroit Tigers following his junior year at UT; after his final |
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year at UT, he signed a contract with the Oakland Athletics and |
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played four years in their minor league system; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kjos has coached baseball teams for the past 12 |
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years and has two United States Specialty Sports Association Elite |
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24 World Series appearances to his credit; in all of his |
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assignments, he has focused on helping players to develop a |
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disciplined approach to the game and a solid understanding of |
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baseball fundamentals; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his other responsibilities, Mr. Kjos |
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is a partner in the Triple Play Sportsplex in Georgetown; moreover, |
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he is a frequent presenter on the biomechanics of throwing at sports |
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medicine clinics, for which he draws on the knowledge he gained |
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while earning his degree in kinesiology at UT; and |
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WHEREAS, Ryan Kjos brings extensive baseball experience to |
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the Gateway College Prep program as well as a desire to help young |
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people reach their full potential, and the school's educators and |
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students are justifiably excited to welcome him to the faculty; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ryan Kjos on being selected as the |
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head baseball coach at Gateway College Preparatory School and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for success in the years ahead; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Kjos as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1487 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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