H.R. No. 2748 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Over the course of the past two years, the State of Texas became home to a couple of adorable new baby chicks as Craig and Katherine Chick welcomed their beloved daughter and son into the world as native Texans; and WHEREAS, Katherine Elizabeth Wessels Chick, a native of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, and Craig Preston Chick, of Eastland, became the proud parents of a daughter, Eloise Grace, on August 4, 2009, at 6:50 p.m.; Eloise weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 19 inches in length when she made her long-awaited debut at St. David's Hospital in Austin; 13 months later, her parents returned to St. David's, where her brother, Cullen Preston Chick, was born at 8:48 p.m. on September 19, 2010, tipping the scales at 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 21 inches in length at birth; and WHEREAS, Eloise and Cullen are thriving in the loving embrace of their family, who will continue to nurture these notable young Texans with all the devotion that they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby heartily congratulate Katherine and Craig Chick on the birth of their daughter, Eloise Grace Chick, and their son, Cullen Preston Chick, and welcome the children as new citizens of Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Chick and their children as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Keffer ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2748 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2011, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House