SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1995-8640

By Senators Prince, Owen, Moyer, McCaslin, West and Morton

     WHEREAS, Tony Lazanis has been a long-time grade crossing resident of the Spokane Community; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Lazanis has a special love for trains and a keen interest in bells and whistles; and

     WHEREAS, Tony is engaged in the business of providing solace and peace to travel weary patrons at the Eastgate Motel; and

     WHEREAS, Tony has been awakened many a night by a freight train running through the middle of his head (borrowed from Bruce Springsteen); and

     WHEREAS, Mr Lazanis has been engineering a railroad whistle curfew so that his patrons can get a good night's sleep; and

     WHEREAS, Tony's attempts at a good night's rest have been derailed in many a legislative session; and

     WHEREAS, Tony's determination to get the legislature back on track has finally been rewarded;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate recognizes that Tony has made the grade, driven the golden spike, and can now spend his time doing the locomotion and chanting "I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could ..."

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit a copy of this resolution to Tony Lazanis.