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1	1	H.R. No. 942
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Since 2000, Travis Allan Bryan has devoted more than
6	6	6,000 hours of volunteer community service to the citizens of
7	7	Texas; and
8	8	WHEREAS, His contributions as a soldier, EMT, educator,
9	9	political activist, Coast Guard Auxiliary member, Boy Scout leader,
10	10	and ESGR committee member represent over three years of devoted
11	11	service to his community and to his country; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Travis Bryan enlisted as a military police officer
13	13	in the Texas State Guard in 2005, and three years later, he was
14	14	commissioned a second lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Brigade by
15	15	Governor Rick Perry; and
16	16	WHEREAS, In his work as a soldier and master military
17	17	emergency management specialist, Mr. Bryan has served with
18	18	distinction, volunteering for a number of humanitarian service
19	19	operations in the Rio Grande Valley and for relief efforts
20	20	following Hurricanes Katrina, Dolly, Gustav, and Ike; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Since 2005, the President's Council on Service and
22	22	Civic Participation has bestowed on this outstanding young Texan
23	23	the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award four times; moreover,
24	24	the council recognized him with its highest honor, the President's
25	25	Call to Service Award, in 2007; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan's tireless dedication to his community and
27	27	to humanitarian efforts has been acknowledged by the governors of
28	28	11 states, including Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky,
29	29	Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina,
30	30	Oklahoma, and West Virginia, as well as by local elected officials
31	31	throughout the country; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Born in Pasadena to Michael R. Bryan, Sr., and the
33	33	former Marla L. Starkey, Mr. Bryan has made education a priority in
34	34	his life, and he has earned a certificate in emergency medical
35	35	technology with honors from San Jacinto Community College and a
36	36	certificate in emergency management with distinction from
37	37	Frederick Community College in Maryland; since then, he has
38	38	graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in religion from
39	39	Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he is currently a
40	40	candidate for a master of business administration degree in
41	41	leadership; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan has contributed financially to many
43	43	notable organizations through his membership in the Association of
44	44	the United States Army, the Enlisted Association of the National
45	45	Guard of the United States, the National Guard Association of
46	46	Texas, the State Guard Association of the United States, the Texas
47	47	State Guard nonprofit association, the National Association for
48	48	Search and Rescue, and the National Rifle Association; and
49	49	WHEREAS, In 2008, Mr. Bryan was elected president and chair
50	50	of the National Association for Justice and Legal Reform and has
51	51	further shared his time and talents through his leadership in
52	52	numerous other civic and community organizations; and
53	53	WHEREAS, Mr. Bryan presently serves as a precinct chair,
54	54	presiding election judge, and volunteer deputy voter registrar in
55	55	Harris County, and in 2008, he served on a Harris County signature
56	56	verification committee and Early Voting Ballot Board; and
57	57	WHEREAS, With the love and support of his wife, Amber, and his
58	58	three children, Joshua, Matthew, and Brianna, Travis Bryan has
59	59	devoted himself to serving his fellow Texans and to many worthy
60	60	causes in which he believes; now, therefore, be it
61	61	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
62	62	Legislature hereby commend Travis Allan Bryan for his exemplary
63	63	service to his community and to the State of Texas and extend to him
64	64	sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors;
65	65	and, be it further
66	66	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
67	67	prepared for Mr. Bryan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
68	68	House of Representatives.
69	69	Legler
70	70	______________________________
71	71	Speaker of the House
72	72	I certify that H.R. No. 942 was adopted by the House on March
73	73	26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
74	74	______________________________
75	75	Chief Clerk of the House