H.R. No. 2029

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Jim Griffith of Waco has devoted much of his life to
	public service and to advocacy on behalf of his political ideals;
	and
	WHEREAS, The son of U.S. Olympic wrestling coach Art
	Griffith, Mr. Griffith helped start the Texas A&M University NCAA
	wrestling team during the 1950s, and during the 1960s he moved to
	San Marcos, where he participated in the senatorial campaigns of
	John Tower and George H. W. Bush; in 1962, he was elected chair of
	the Hays County Republican Party, and the following year he was
	elected to the State Republican Executive Committee; and
	WHEREAS, An expert in issues related to poverty and
	vocational education, Mr. Griffith has served four U.S.
	presidents; under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, he was the Office
	of Economic Opportunity regional director for Texas, Oklahoma,
	Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico, and he later moved to
	Washington, D.C., where he served as the assistant director and
	director of operations for the War on Poverty and the director of
	Indian and migrant programs; and
	WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Mr. Griffith was working for the
	Texas State Technical Institute in Waco when he met his future wife,
	Sharon, who ran the school's admissions offices; when Mr. Griffith
	was offered a chance to join the Reagan administration, the couple
	moved to Washington, D.C., and got married in a church on Capitol
	Hill; Mrs. Griffith went to work for the Republican National
	Committee, while Mr. Griffith served as executive director of the
	President's Council on Vocational and Technical Education, working
	with state vocational education offices and the National Chamber of
	Commerce; he was the author of a book published by the President's
	Council called A Nation at Work; and
	WHEREAS, The couple returned to the Waco area in 1989, and
	Mr. Griffith continued to advise the administration of George H. W.
	Bush on matters of vocational and technical education; in 1993, the
	couple purchased and restored the historic Deyerle-Fall Mansion in
	McGregor, which they now rent out for private parties, while
	Mr. Griffith remains active in local politics; and
	WHEREAS, Our communities benefit immeasurably from the
	dedication of public-spirited individuals such as Jim Griffith, and
	he may indeed take great pride in his myriad contributions to the
	betterment of this state and nation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Jim Griffith for his long and
	distinguished record of public service and civic engagement and
	extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Griffith as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Anderson of McLennan
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2029 was adopted by the House on May 6,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House