H.R. No. 693
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Armando
Walle, is celebrating his 31st birthday on March 7, 2009, and this
occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize one of our
own; and
WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Armando Walle was
born in northeast Houston and raised by a single mother; the oldest
of five children, he graduated with honors from MacArthur High
School and became the first in his family to pursue a college
education; and
WHEREAS, This admirable young man attended the University of
Houston, and while earning his bachelor's degree in political
science, he mentored at-risk high school students through Students
Aspiring to a Better Education; he also worked with the Center for
Mexican American Studies, where, as the assistant to the associate
director, he helped the school recruit and retain qualified
Hispanic students; and
WHEREAS, Representative Walle began his career in public
service as a participant in Senator Rodney Ellis's Texas
Legislative Internship Program in the office of Houston City
Council member Carol Mims Galloway; he went on to serve on the staff
of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee before joining the office of
Congressman Gene Green; and
WHEREAS, During his notable tenure with Representative
Green, Mr. Walle led a number of community initiatives, including
an immunization day, instructional workshops on paying for college,
and forums addressing senior citizen issues; in addition, he gained
a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with the Port of
Houston Authority, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small
Business Administration, and Harris County Flood Control District;
and
WHEREAS, Armando Walle took office in January 2009,
representing the constituents of House District 140, and he has
recently been appointed to the Human Services, Rules and
Regulations, and Urban Affairs Committees; he has further served
his community as a member of the Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA board of
directors, as president of the Ambassadors International Ballet
Folklorico, and as chair of the Harris County Tejano Democrats; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he has been blessed with the
loving support of his wife, Debbie, a fellow Aldine native; active
members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Houston, the
couple are celebrating their second wedding anniversary on March 3,
2009; and
WHEREAS, Committed to improving the lives of his fellow
Texans, Representative Walle embodies the highest standards of
public service, and he has justly garnered the respect and
admiration of his neighbors, friends, and colleagues; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Armando Walle on
the occasion of his 31st birthday and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success in all of his endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Walle as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hernandez
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Weber Flores Martinez Fischer Weber
Flores Martinez Fischer Weber
Flynn McCall Woolley Flynn McCall Woolley
Flynn McCall Woolley
Frost McClendon Zerwas Frost McClendon Zerwas
Frost McClendon Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Gallego McReynolds
Gallego McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 693 was adopted by the House on March
3, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Weber
Flynn McCall Woolley
Frost McClendon Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds