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55 WHEREAS, For more than three decades, P. Rowland Greenwade of
66 Austin has rendered invaluable service to the Lone Star State as a
77 legislative professional; and
88 WHEREAS, On earning a bachelor's degree from Washington and
99 Lee University in Virginia in 1967, Rowland Greenwade enrolled at
1010 The University of Texas School of Law; his studies were interrupted
1111 with his enlistment in the United States Army in 1971; stationed in
1212 Germany, Mr. Greenwade achieved the rank of captain before
1313 concluding his service three years later and returning to law
1414 school; after graduating in 1975, he was admitted to the State Bar
1515 of Texas and obtained the highest bar exam score in the state; and
1616 WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Greenwade launched his career in state
1717 government as a legislative aide in the office of Senator Betty
1818 Andujar, and he went on to serve as the general counsel to Senator
1919 Andujar through 1983 and to State Senator John N. Leedom from 1983
2020 to 1996; during that time, Mr. Greenwade helped to develop
2121 legislation and worked closely with constituents and state
2222 agencies, and he was a highly regarded legal advisor to the senators
2323 and to his fellow staff members; since January 2000, he has served
2424 as the legislative director in the office of State Representative
2525 Will Hartnett, where he has shared his expertise on the legislative
2626 process and addressed issues of concern to the people of House
2727 District 114; and
2828 WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Air National Guard for two
2929 decades beginning in 1975, Mr. Greenwade was commissioned as the
3030 aide-de-camp to the governor in 1977, and he was named an
3131 Outstanding Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Air War College; before
3232 retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1995, he received a Meritorious
3333 Service Medal and the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, and he
3434 was a parliamentarian for the National Guard Association of Texas
3535 from 1987 through 1995; and
3636 WHEREAS, Since 1984, Mr. Greenwade has served as an election
3737 judge for Precinct 406 in Travis County, and he has also worked as a
3838 staff attorney for Bob Honts Properties, Inc., and as a senior
3939 policy analyst for the Texas Performance Review; and
4040 WHEREAS, Rowland Greenwade has garnered the lasting respect
4141 of his colleagues and fellow citizens alike over the course of his
4242 outstanding tenure, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on
4343 his many notable achievements and contributions; now, therefore, be
4444 it
4545 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
4646 Legislature hereby commend P. Rowland Greenwade for his dedicated
4747 public service and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
4848 success and happiness; and, be it further
4949 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
5050 prepared for Mr. Greenwade as an expression of high regard by the
5151 Texas House of Representatives.
5252 Hartnett
5353 ______________________________
5454 Speaker of the House
5555 I certify that H.R. No. 3109 was adopted by the House on June
5656 1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
5757 ______________________________
5858 Chief Clerk of the House