H.R. No. 854

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Laymond Wilburn has won great distinction for
	himself and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern
	University with his selection as one of the 2017 Law Students of the
	Year by the National Jurist magazine; and
	WHEREAS, This significant honor is being presented to only 25
	students from across the nation in 2017, all of them nominated by
	their law schools for their academic achievement, community
	service, and commitment to justice; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Ray and Kathy Wilburn, Laymond Wilburn is
	a proud Houstonian who attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
	before graduating with a bachelor's degree from Xavier University
	of Louisiana; after earning his master's degree, he served as
	deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Mississippi, in the aftermath of
	Hurricane Katrina; and
	WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Wilburn
	enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he demonstrated remarkable
	drive and ability as an active duty cyberwarfare officer; over the
	course of five years, he served in South Korea, Bosnia and
	Herzegovina, and the Middle East; in Germany, he commanded the
	largest communications flight in the air force, supervising 300
	airmen in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; he also
	volunteered to preside as officer in charge for more than 75
	funerals in the Gulf Coast region; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his military career, Mr. Wilburn applied
	to law school, only to be waitlisted each time; when he was at last
	accepted, he deferred his enrollment to serve with the Green Berets
	and the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan; he then left the air force to
	pursue his dream of becoming an attorney; and
	WHEREAS, Now a third-year student at Thurgood Marshall School
	of Law, Mr. Wilburn was elected "Mr. TMSL" for the 2016-2017
	academic year; his extensive volunteer work includes leading many
	community service projects as well as performing more than 300
	hours of pro bono work with the Houston Young Lawyers Association in
	behalf of area veterans; and
	WHEREAS, Always optimistic and rarely without a smile,
	Mr. Wilburn is currently serving his seventh internship with the
	Texas Legislature in Austin, where he is widely regarded as one of
	the best-dressed men in the Capitol and, indeed, in the entire State
	of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Poised on the threshold of a brilliant career,
	Laymond Wilburn has proven to be as successful a law student as he
	has been in all his previous endeavors, and he is truly deserving of
	national recognition for his initiative, his capability, and his
	dedication to serving others; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Laymond Wilburn on being named a
	2017 Law Student of the Year by the National Jurist and extend to
	him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Wilburn as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Dutton
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 854 was adopted by the House on March
	13, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House