R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, January 27, 1997, marks the 50th birthday of our
1-2 distinguished colleague, the Honorable Robert Junell, and this
1-3 significant millstone (excuse me, I meant to say milestone)
1-4 provides a fitting occasion to review a few of his many
1-5 achievements; and
1-6 WHEREAS, A native of the City of the Sun, "Old El Paso"
1-7 moved to Lubbock at an early age, and it was while living there
1-8 that his devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Junell, first began to
1-9 realize that their beloved son "Rob" might one day be the perfect
1-10 candidate for military school; and
1-11 WHEREAS, A product of the Lubbock public school system,
1-12 Mr. Junell took the New Mexico Military Institute by storm and went
1-13 on to collect additional diplomas from Texas Tech University, the
1-14 University of Arkansas, and the Texas Tech University School of Law
1-15 before finally settling for the card life had dealt him, winding up
1-16 a lawyer in the thriving metropolis of San Angelo; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Along the way, Mr. Junell did manage to pump a
1-18 little excitement into his life; his colleagues in the house are
1-19 seldom surprised to learn how adept this former college football
1-20 player was at handling a pigskin, having seen him pick up the ball
1-21 and run with it every chance he gets as a member of this chamber;
1-22 and
1-23 WHEREAS, Though widely known as a team player, it is perhaps
1-24 less widely known that Mr. Junell was also a talented rodeo team
2-1 roper who, together with his partner, Vic Choate, always knew how
2-2 to cause a sensation and twist a few heads when they entered the
2-3 rodeo arena; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Though he claims to have given up roping steers in
2-5 favor of playing polo, some of his closest friends have privately
2-6 questioned whether he was forced to give up the rodeo circuit when
2-7 his head swelled to a size that could no longer accommodate a
2-8 cowboy hat, based on the glowing accolades he has received as a
2-9 member of this chamber; and
2-10 WHEREAS, In the last session alone, this respected gentleman
2-11 was honored as the Legislator of the Year by the Texas Municipal
2-12 League, touted as one of the "Top Ten Legislators" by Texas Monthly
2-13 magazine, and named one of the Texas House Crime Fighters of the
2-14 Year by the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas; in
2-15 addition, he was named "Best of the Best in the Texas Legislature"
2-16 by the Dallas Morning News and was also recognized for his
2-17 outstanding achievements by the Texas Civil Justice League, the
2-18 Texas Tech University School of Law, the Children's Trust Fund of
2-19 Texas Council, and the Texas Arts Council; and
2-20 WHEREAS, Now in his fifth term as a member of the house,
2-21 Mr. Junell is also held in high esteem by those inside the
2-22 legislative community, and he presently shares his considerable
2-23 insight and expertise with his fellow legislators as chairman of
2-24 the House Appropriations Committee and as a valued member of the
2-25 Select House Committee on Revenue and Public Education Funding and
2-26 the House General Investigating Committee; and
2-27 WHEREAS, A dedicated family man, Mr. Junell is supported in
3-1 all his endeavors by his devoted wife and best friend, Beverly, and
3-2 the Junells are the proud parents of three children, Ryan, Keith
3-3 Elizabeth, and Clay; and
3-4 WHEREAS, Though Mr. Junell has hit the big "Five-0," he
3-5 doesn't appear to have slowed down one bit, and we hope to wring
3-6 plenty more sessions out of this good guy before we let him ride
3-7 off into the sunset; now, therefore, be it
3-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
3-9 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Robert Junell on the
3-10 unavoidable occasion of his 50th birthday and extend warmest best
3-11 wishes to him for continued happiness in the golden years of his
3-12 life; and, be it further
3-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-14 prepared for Mr. Junell as a token of commiseration from his many
3-15 friends and colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
Alexander
Laney Greenberg Oliveira
Alexander Grusendorf Park
Allen Gutierrez Patterson
Alonzo Haggerty Pickett
Alvarado Hamric Pitts
Averitt Harris Place
Bailey Hartnett Price
Berlanga Hawley Puente
Black Heflin Rabuck
Bosse Hernandez Ramsay
Brady Hightower Rangel
Brimer Hilbert Raymond
Carona Hilderbran Reyna
Carter Hill Rhodes
Chisum Hirschi Rodriguez
Clemons Hochberg Romo
Coleman Holzheauser Rusling
Combs Horn Sadler
Conley Howard Saunders
Cook Hudson Seidlits
Corte Hunter of Taylor Serna
Counts Hunter of Nueces Shields
Crabb Jackson Siebert
Craddick Janek Smithee
Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Solomons
Culberson Jones of Dallas Staples
Danburg Kamel Stiles
Davila King Swinford
Davis Krusee Talton
De La Garza Kubiak Telford
Dear Kuempel Thompson
Delisi Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Denny Lewis of Orange Torres
Driver Longoria Turner of Coleman
Dukes Luna Turner of Harris
Duncan McCall Uher
Dutton McCoulskey Van de Putte
Edwards McDonald Walker
Ehrhardt Madden West
Eiland Marchant Williamson
Elkins Maxey Willis
Farrar Moffat Wilson
Finnell Moreno Wohlgemuth
Gallego Mowery Wolens
Giddings Munoz Woolley
Glaze Naishtat Yarbrough
Goodman Nixon Yost
Goolsby Oakley Zbranek
Gray Ogden
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 9 was adopted by the House on January
27, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House