H.R. No. 2815 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Community leader and Justice of the Peace Ronnie L. Daniell of Van Zandt County is celebrating his 62nd birthday on August 27, 2009; and WHEREAS, A native of Grand Saline, Judge Daniell was born to Earl and Opal Smith Daniell; he graduated from Terrell High School in 1967 and went on to attend the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary in Jacksonville; and WHEREAS, Judge Daniell has served as a pastor, funeral director, and law enforcement chaplain with the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office and the local office of the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol; in 2002, he was elected justice of the peace for Precinct 2, and he was reelected in 2006; and WHEREAS, Active in a number of worthwhile initiatives, Judge Daniell has served as chair of the Van Zandt County Sesquicentennial Music Program and co-chair of the Van Zandt County Sesquicentennial Choir, which has performed in the Capital Rotunda every Van Zandt County Day since 1999, and he was called upon to deliver the opening prayer in the Texas Senate on Van Zandt County Day in 2005; and WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Judge Daniell has enjoyed the love and support of his high school sweetheart and wife, Linda, and their life together has been blessed with a son, Troy, a daughter-in-law, Nicky, and two grandchildren, Garrett and Kenzie; and WHEREAS, Ronnie Daniell has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to his family, his faith, and his community throughout his life, and it is a pleasure to join with his loved ones in honoring him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Ronnie L. Daniell on the occasion of his 62nd birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Judge Daniell as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Flynn ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2815 was adopted by the House on June 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House