81R27881 JNC-D By: Button H.R. No. 1728 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Stan Luckie has been named 2009 Alumni of the Year by Leadership Garland, a program of the Garland Chamber of Commerce; and WHEREAS, Implemented in 2006, the award was designed to honor a graduate who has demonstrated a sincere and effective responsibility to the community; and WHEREAS, A proud member of Leadership Garland's Class 17, Mr. Luckie holds a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University and is in the insurance business; active in civic affairs, he has served as chairman of the Garland Chamber of Commerce, the Garland Economic Development Partnership, and the Garland YMCA and as district chairman of the Gray Owl District for the Boy Scouts of America; his leadership roles in nonprofit organizations include membership on the boards of Baylor Medical Center at Garland and the Garland Summer Musicals Guild; and WHEREAS, Mr. Luckie is committed to work that builds a better future for the City of Garland and all its residents; he is a member of Garland's Plan Commission, which guides city development and growth, and president of the board of the New Beginning Center, an agency supporting families affected by domestic violence; and WHEREAS, By striving to make his community a better place in which to live, work, and raise a family, Stan Luckie has demonstrated a level of civic involvement to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Stan Luckie on being named 2009 Alumni of the Year by Leadership Garland 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 Mr. Luckie as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.