81R37466 JKB-D By: Chavez H.R. No. 3013 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Bryan Cota of Tierra Del Sol Elementary School in El Paso has been named a 2009 Safety Patrol Student of the Year; and WHEREAS, For more than a half-century, the El Paso Police Department has coordinated the Safety Patrol program, and each year, exceptional student safety officers are selected from area schools as part of the student-of-the-year initiative sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club; and WHEREAS, The son of Mario and Irene Cota, Bryan Cota is in the fifth grade at Tierra Del Sol; he is an A-B honor roll student who especially enjoys his science studies and has won several accolades for his abilities in writing, reading, and mathematics; moreover, he is an accomplished viola player who has distinguished himself in the University Interscholastic League solo ensemble orchestra competition, and he participates in several sports; and WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has learned the values of dedication, respect, and responsibility through his involvement in the Safety Patrol, and he may take great pride in the contribution he has made to his school; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Bryan Cota on being named a Safety Patrol Student of the Year at Tierra Del Sol Elementary School 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 Mr. Cota as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.