TITLE: Honoring the staff of the house sergeant-at-arms.

SUMMARY: Honoring the staff of the house sergeant-at-arms.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The office of the house sergeant-at-arms has played an essential role in the activities of the Texas House of Representatives during the Regular Session of the 83rd Legislature; and WHEREAS, House sergeant-at-arms Rod Welsh is responsible for maintaining order in the house chamber and meeting rooms, securing the attendance of members, and assisting all house officers in carrying out their administrative duties; assistant sergeant-at-arms David Sauceda oversees the daily activities of the sergeant messengers, who contribute to the efficiency of the legislative process in innumerable ways; moreover, doorkeeper Alana Gutierrez, with a voice that has grown familiar to all, includes among her duties announcing the eagerly awaited messages from the senate; and WHEREAS, The tasks of the sergeant's office could not be performed without the support of office supervisors, who, in addition to Ms. Gutierrez, include Robert Barrios, Trevor Rice, Joshua Urias, and Ray Wallace; and WHEREAS, Safeguarding the vehicles of legislators and guaranteeing the availability of their parking spaces are other functions of the office, and Jerry Amaya, Ben Marinez, Billy Moore, Ralph Rios, Jr., Richard Robinson, Rudell Roe, and Howard Seymour are the house parking attendants; and WHEREAS, Additional members of the staff include Stanley Adams, Samantha Adelman, Adam Barton, Bradley Bizzell, Brian Burns, Dylan Chepulis, George Clements, Lauren Craig, Jacob Del Bosque, Yaroslav Duncan, Carrisa Escalante, Ryan Estes, Virginia Flores, Joseph Frausto, Kathryn Garza, Juan Gonzalez, Heston Humphrey, Carolina Izaguirre, Samuel Jefferson, Sam Johnson, Keaton Kopser, John Leschber, Destany McGraw, Megan McIntyre, James Morgan, Nicholas Morris, Kimberly Nemecek, Hunter Pearce, Michael Ray, Jeremy Salazar, Scott Shelton, Alison Spagnuolo, Laramie Stroud, Brittany Sullivan, Cade Tredway, John Uniacke, Erica Valdez, and Matthew Wright; and WHEREAS, These dedicated employees help to ensure the success of the day-to-day operations of the Texas House, and the members of this chamber are pleased to express their gratitude for a job well done; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend Rod Welsh and the staff of the house sergeant-at-arms office for their exceptional work this session and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the office as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Howard Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2465 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House