H.R. No. 1225 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Nathaniel John-Thomas Hale of Hewitt is reaching a significant milestone in his life with his graduation from the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business on May 13, 2017, with a master's degree in accountancy; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hale earned his bachelor's degree from Baylor in 2015 in the same field; in addition to maintaining a perfect grade point average in his graduate-level coursework, he has served the university as an accounting tutor and equity analyst and has volunteered with the Prison Entrepreneurship Program; and WHEREAS, A proud member of the Army National Guard since 2009, Mr. Hale currently serves as a second lieutenant with the Military Intelligence Corps; he is scheduled to be deployed to Kuwait in July 2017; and WHEREAS, Throughout his academic career, Nathaniel Hale has garnered the respect and admiration of his professors and classmates, and his exceptional scholastic ability, hard work, and commitment to excellence have opened the way to limitless opportunities for this notable Texan; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Nathaniel John-Thomas Hale on the occasion of his graduation from the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Hale as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Anderson of McLennan ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1225 was adopted by the House on April 13, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House