88S30176 CW-D
By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 14
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Colton Coates received a Judge Pat Baskin Family
Volunteer of the Year Award at the Beacon Awards Luncheon on
September 26, 2023; and
WHEREAS, The Beacon Awards honor excellence in Permian Basin
nonprofit organizations by recognizing volunteers and staff of the
local nonprofit sector; the Judge Pat Baskin Family Volunteer of
the Year Award is presented annually to both an adult and youth
volunteer in the Midland County community; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coates is a senior at Ignite Christian Academy,
and he has served as a Midland Teen Court attorney since his
freshman year; in the course of his work with the program, he has
helped mentor fellow court attorneys, and he has gained valuable
knowledge of the judicial system; this outstanding young Texan has
further distinguished himself by assisting children with special
needs as a swim instructor at COM Aquatics, and he has taken part in
a mission trip to Swaziland and South Africa, where he volunteered
his time at an orphanage; moreover, he is vice president of the
National Home School Honor Society; and
WHEREAS, Inspiring others through his exemplary civic
engagement, Colton Coates has made a lasting, positive difference
in his community, and he is indeed deserving of this most recent
honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Colton Coates on his
receipt of a Judge Pat Baskin Family Volunteer of the Year Award and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Coates as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives and Senate.