H.R. No. 2127
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The team from Entertainment Series of Irving took
top honors in the "Irving Trivia--the City and the Man" contest at
Valley Ranch Library on April 19, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Irving Heritage Society, the Irving
Public Library, and the Irving Independent School District, the
contest was part of "Celebrating Irving--The City and the Man," a
monthlong commemoration of the 226th birthday of the American
writer Washington Irving, author of the classic story "Rip van
Winkle" and the namesake of the city of Irving; and
WHEREAS, The trivia contest tested each team's knowledge of
the history of the city of Irving and the life of Washington Irving;
11 teams entered the preliminary rounds, with four making it to the
finals at Valley Ranch Library; and
WHEREAS, The winning team from Entertainment Series of Irving
scored an early victory by knowing that, in Washington Irving's
story, the character Rip van Winkle left his home to get away from
his nagging wife; they triumphed after a grueling round of 16
tiebreaker and 2 sudden-death questions by knowing that the monks
who founded the Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving were
originally from Hungary; and
WHEREAS, Sharing in the victory at this fun and informative
event were the four members of the ESI team, Max Whitley, Richard
Knoll, Marlene Steward, and F. M. Gilbert, and they may indeed take
pride in their comprehensive knowledge of their community and of
the man who shares his name with the city; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Max Whitley, Richard Knoll,
Marlene Steward, and F. M. Gilbert of Entertainment Series of
Irving for winning the 2009 "Irving Trivia--the City and the Man"
contest and extend to the team's members sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2127 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House