| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, For more than a year, the talented young orator |
|
|
Dalton Sherman has been inspiring and thrilling audiences |
|
|
throughout Dallas; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Now finishing the fifth grade at Charles Rice |
|
|
Learning Center, where he is an "A" student, a basketball player, |
|
|
and a blue belt in karate, Dalton won his initial oratory |
|
|
competition when he was in the first grade; his victory at another |
|
|
contest in January 2008 has put him in demand for appearances at |
|
|
schools and churches all across the city; among his memorable |
|
|
engagements was the time he performed an opening speech for an |
|
|
appearance by poet Maya Angelou; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, At the start of the 2008-2009 school year, Dalton |
|
|
addressed some 17,000 teachers of the Dallas Independent School |
|
|
District at the American Airlines Center; he prepared for the |
|
|
speech with assistance from his mother, fifth-grade teacher Donna |
|
|
Sherman, and his oratory coach, fourth-grade teacher Irene Redmond; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Speaking before his biggest audience to date, Dalton |
|
|
moved the audience of educators to cheers and tears as he inspired |
|
|
them to dedicate themselves to the children under their care; since |
|
|
that time, the YouTube video of his speech has been viewed nearly |
|
|
half a million times, and he was invited to perform the opening |
|
|
address of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration at the House |
|
|
of Blues in Dallas; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Dalton Sherman's energy, enthusiasm, and commitment |
|
|
to excellence have already inspired countless people, and he may |
|
|
indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby commend Dalton Sherman for his extraordinary |
|
|
oratorical skill and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
|
|
continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Dalton Sherman as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |