H.C.R. No. 76 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Tyler Willis of Brownfield was crowned Miss Texas USA and named Miss Congeniality in June 2004, and she will undoubtedly represent her fellow citizens with dignity and grace in the Miss USA pageant on April 11, 2005, in Baltimore; and WHEREAS, Selected from a group of lovely and talented contestants, Ms. Willis was crowned Miss Texas not only for her beauty but also for her commitment to the youth of her community; in 2002, she and her mother, a school counselor, launched a character development program for the children of the Brownfield school district to "develop the leader within"; the program consists of assemblies and classroom instruction in four basic areas: self-esteem, goal-setting, responsibility, and truth/integrity; and WHEREAS, In addition to working with children, Ms. Willis earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas Tech University; she regularly speaks at special events and volunteers for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; furthermore, she has also served as spokesperson for Women's Protective Services; and WHEREAS, A worthy role model for all young Texans, Tyler Willis serves as an outstanding goodwill ambassador for the Lone Page - 1 - H.C.R. No. 76 Star State, and she may look forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby congratulate Tyler Willis on being named Miss Texas USA and extend to her sincere best wishes for success in the Miss USA 2005 pageant and in all her future endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Willis as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Laney Page -2 - H.C.R. No. 76 Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Page -3 - H.C.R. No. 76 Gallego Gattis McClendon McReynolds Page -4 - Woolley Zedler H.C.R. No. 76 ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 76 was adopted by the House on March 1, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 76 was adopted by the Senate on March 1, 2005, by a viva-voce vote. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor Page -5 -