WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver studied with the San Francisco Ballet Company and was a professional dancer; and
     WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver and her husband, David, who is a professional musician, have been married 38 years and have four sons, Jason, Gabe, Ethan, and Zakk; and
     WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver and her family moved from Malibu, California, to Mossyrock, Washington, where they live on a farm, own a bicycle shop in Chehalis, and are very well known throughout the local communities; and
     WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver has taught at the Southwest Washington Dance Center for the past eleven years and has been its artistic director for four years teaching creative movement to children, along with tap and ballet; and
     WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver is the primary mover and shaker for the Dance Center's annual performance of the Nutcracker, where she first got involved when she introduced new choreography and got young men involved in the production with the result that the program has grown immensely over the years; and
     WHEREAS, Lucy Shriver frequently worked six days a week at the Dance Center without getting paid for all the hours she put in, always going the extra mile and giving the extra smile;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the state of Washington applaud the outstanding effort, hard work, and commitment put forth by Lucy Shriver as a leader in the small business and arts communities and as a frontline promoter of both, doing her best to make them thrive throughout the rural areas and small communities of Southwest Washington; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to Lucy Shriver.