H.R. No. 732

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable John Raney, is
	receiving his 50th anniversary Masonic service pin in 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Raney first joined the Masons in
	1969, and he has been an active member of a number of Masonic
	organizations in the Brazos Valley, including the Blue Lodge in
	Bryan and St. Alban's Lodge No. 1455 in College Station, as well as
	the Robert E. Lee Lodge No. 431 in Henderson; in addition, he
	served as District Deputy Grand Master of District 29A in 2002; and
	WHEREAS, A regular member of the Houston Scottish Rite, 33rd
	Degree, Representative Raney served as president of the Steve Cooke
	Scottish Rite Club in College Station; moreover, he is affiliated
	with the York Rite Ivanhoe Commandery in Bryan and the Arabia Temple
	in Houston; he has also served as president of the Brazos Valley
	Shrine Club; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Raney is a sixth-generation Texan
	and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan and Texas
	A&M University, Class of 1969; he founded the Texas Aggieland
	Bookstore in 1969, and he has served in leadership roles with the
	Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce and the Republican Party
	of Brazos County; moreover, he has been an active member of First
	United Methodist Church for nearly six decades; and
	WHEREAS, Since 2011, John Raney has represented House
	District 14 in the Texas Legislature, where he has served with
	distinction as vice chair of the Higher Education Committee and as a
	member of the International Relations and Economic Development,
	Appropriations, Transportation, and House Administration
	Committees, among others; and
	WHEREAS, For the past half century, John Raney has
	exemplified the highest ideals of Freemasonry, and it is indeed a
	pleasure to join in recognizing him for this remarkable
	accomplishment; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable John Raney on his
	receipt of a 50th anniversary Masonic service pin and extend to him
	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative Raney as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Darby
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Gutierrez Ortega
	Anchia Harless Pacheco
	Anderson Harris Paddie
	Ashby Hefner Parker
	Bailes Hernandez Patterson
	Beckley Herrero Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
	Bernal Howard Price
	Biedermann Huberty Ramos
	Blanco Hunter Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
	Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
	Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
	Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
	Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Cain Klick Sheffield
	Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
	Canales Kuempel Shine
	Capriglione Lambert Smith
	Clardy Landgraf Smithee
	Cole Lang Springer
	Coleman Larson Stephenson
	Collier Leach Stickland
	Cortez Leman Stucky
	Craddick Longoria Swanson
	Cyrier Lopez Talarico
	Darby Lozano Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Harris
	Dean Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
	Deshotel Metcalf Toth
	Dominguez Meyer Turner of Dallas
	Dutton Meza Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Middleton VanDeaver
	Fierro Miller Vo
	Flynn Minjarez Walle
	Frank Moody White
	Frullo Morales Wilson
	Geren Morrison Wray
	Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wu
	Goldman Murphy Zedler
	González of Dallas Murr Zerwas
	González of El Paso Neave Zwiener
	Goodwin Nevárez
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 732 was adopted by the House on March
	20, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House