TITLE: Congratulating Tinglin Wu on being named the 2014-2015 Youth of the Year by the U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Tinglin Wu on being named the 2014-2015 Youth of the Year by the U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Tinglin Wu, a senior at St. Augustine High School in Laredo, Texas, has been named the 2014-2015 Youth of the Year by the United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector; and WHEREAS, A native of Beijing, China, Mr. Wu has demonstrated great initiative throughout his high school career, maintaining an A average and annually qualifying for the All-Year Honor Roll; successfully balancing his challenging course load with numerous extracurricular activities, he has lettered in both basketball and track and field, participated in campus ministry and the Math Counts club, and served as president of the Knight's Pal club, in which he tutors elementary through high school students; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wu further distinguishes himself by generously volunteering his time at the Retama Manor Nursing Center, where he visits with residents and helps organize recreational activities; he is also responsible for preparing for Sunday Mass and coordinating youth group events at Christ the King Catholic Church, and he has contributed to the annual Jamaica festivals hosted by St. Augustine High and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; and WHEREAS, After graduation, Mr. Wu plans to spend the summer visiting impoverished areas in China before attending the University of California, Berkeley, in pursuit of a dual degree in engineering and liberal arts; and WHEREAS, Tinglin Wu can reflect with pride on his academic record, extracurricular achievements, and contributions to his community, and he may indeed look with anticipation toward a promising future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Tinglin Wu on his selection as the 2014-2015 Youth of the Year by the United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Wu as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Raymond Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 3059 was adopted by the House on May 28, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House