SENATE RESOLUTION

                                 2000-8748

By Senator Jim Honeyford, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen,Heavey, Hochstatter,Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sellar, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Zarelli

      WHEREAS, Babies are a sign that God wishes the world should go on; and

      WHEREAS, The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation; and

      WHEREAS, Children are our most precious natural resource; and

      WHEREAS, Sophia Vina  Ho=onanea  Hart was born to the daughter of Lt. Governor Brad Owen on October 15, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Grace Alexandra Kruschke was born to the daughter of  Senator Alex Deccio on July 9, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Karissa Jean Akselsen was born to the granddaughter of Senator Alex Deccio on May 6, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Sarah Moyes was born to the daughter of Senator Karen Fraser on February 27, 2000; and

      WHEREAS, Hannah Nicole Hochstatter was born to the son of Senator Harold Hochstatter on July 2, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, John Henry AJack@ Hammingh was born to the daughter of Senator Jim Honeyford on June 1, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Haley Elizabeth Smith was born to the daughter of Senator Steve Johnson on July 11, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Andrew Evan McDonald was born to the youngest son of Senator Dan McDonald on September 9, 1999; and

      WHEREAS, Will Christian McDonald was born to the oldest son of Senator Dan McDonald on January 25, 2000; and

      WHEREAS, Molly Kate Warrington was born to the daughter of Senator George Sellar on January 19, 2000;

      WHEREAS, Megan Marie Huggler was born to the daughter of Senator Marilyn Rasmussen on June 16, 1999;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate does hereby welcome the 1999 Interim and 2000 Session Babies born to members of the Senate or to the children of members of the Senate; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate wishes all the blessings of life for Sophia, Grace, Karissa, Sarah, Hannah, Jack, Haley, Andrew, Will, Molly and Megan; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Lt. Governor Owen, and  Senators Deccio, Fraser, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Johnson, McDonald, Sellar and Rasmussen  be given an official copy of this resolution to be placed in the baby book of his or her 1999 Interim/2000 Session Baby.

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

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 2000-8748,

adopted by the Senate March 3, 2000.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate