SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1999-8653

By Senators McAuliffe, Thibaudeau, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Hale, Winsley, Deccio, Morton,  Benton, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Bauer

     WHEREAS, The Washington State Senate has the pleasure of welcoming the birth of Dylan James Locke; and

     WHEREAS, Dylan James was born to Governor Gary Locke and his wife, Mona, at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Swedish Medical Center and joins his sister, Emily Nicole Locke; and

     WHEREAS, Dylan James is a healthy 5 pound, 11 ounce baby; and

     WHEREAS, Dylan James, whose middle name is in honor of the Governor=s father; and

     WHEREAS, Dylan James is the second child born to the first family and only the fourth child born to a Governor while in office; and

     WHEREAS, Dylan James is the first son of a man whose guiding principle in life is to "work hard, get a good education and help one another";

       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate offer its congratulations and best wishes to the Governor and his wife on the birth of their son.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8653,

adopted by the Senate March 19, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate