H.R. No. 2563 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston of the Grand Prairie branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas received a 2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the association on April 11, 2013; and WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented every year to a volunteer at each branch of the Dallas YMCA who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to a program or has helped further the goals of the YMCA in his or her community; and WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston has been volunteering with the YMCA since she was a sophomore in high school, when she coached basketball; she and her husband, Stuart, have been members of the Y for 20 years, and during that time she has coached basketball, soccer, T-ball, and baseball; Ms. Johnston has also served on the Sports and Executive Search Committees and as chair of the Building and Grounds Committee; a member of the Grand Prairie board for the past decade, she led the group as chair during 2011 and 2012; and WHEREAS, Through her exemplary service to the Grand Prairie Family YMCA, Deborah Johnston has greatly benefited her community and demonstrated her support of the organization's goals of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Deborah Johnston on receiving a 2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer of the Year Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Johnston as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis of Dallas ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2563 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House