<BillNo> <Sponsor> SENATE RESOLUTION 242 By Akbari SR0242 008080 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to congratulate Taquez Butler of Whitehaven High School upon being named TSSAA Class 4A Mr. Basketball. WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this legislative body should recognize those incredibly successful student athletes who have distinguished themselves as inspirational leaders among their peers; and WHEREAS, a statewide committee of sportswriters recently named Taquez Butler, a senior at Whitehaven High School, TSSAA Class 4A Mr. Basketball, based upon his outstanding performance on the hardwood during the 2024-2025 regular season; and WHEREAS, his superior academic record and upstanding character were also taken into consideration when the committee selected Mr. Butler as the winner of this prestigious award, which honors the best Class 4A male basketball player in the entire State; and WHEREAS, Mr. Butler exemplifies the spirit, determination, and perseverance for which Tennesseans are notable, and he is richly deserving of our approbation; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor and congratulate Taquez Butler of Whitehaven High School upon being named TSSAA Class 4A Mr. Basketball and wish him much continued success both on and off the court. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.