Filed for intro on 05/26/99

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 462 By Womack

A RESOLUTION to congratulate and commend Sandra D. Zerr on her outstanding work and exemplary performance as the state intern to the Senate Education Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly.

WHEREAS, through the course of each legislative session, there have on occasion emerged certain individuals who far exceed the basic requirements set forth for them to follow; and

WHEREAS, Sandra D. Zerr has distinguished herself as one such individual through her hard work as a legislative intern to the esteemed Senate Education Committee and her tireless efforts resulted in untold benefits to Chairman, Senator Andy Womack and the committee staff,

Sandi Jones and Jacqueline Nash; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Zerr is a native Tennessean hailing from beautiful Roane County where she is the daughter of proud parents, Bruce and Susan Zerr, and has been supported in her many endeavors by her loving family, her brother and his wife, David and Christina Zerr, and her sister, Kristine; and

WHEREAS, Sandra is currently attending Austin Peay State University, majoring in

Political Science and minoring in History and will be receiving her Bachelor of Science degree with honors in May, 2000; and

WHEREAS, she has experienced the finer points of the Tennessee General Assembly and has become well-versed in the state of education in Tennessee, the House Education

Committee, dealing with the Fishwoman, watching out for Fluffy, the nutritional value of roadkill, copyroom repairs and locations, and the real meaning of "release time" as well as the

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WHEREAS, only shortly into session Sandra bravely survived the tornado that devastated Austin Peay State University and historic downtown Clarksville; and

WHEREAS, she has also enjoyed the great things that come from being a state intern with the Senate Education Committee such as staff meetings with Team Womack, including her fellow office intern Duane "Dwight" Lowe, fresh donuts on Wednesday, lunch with the MTSU baseball team, sitting at table one to hear Coach Phillip Fulmer, listening to wicked, good impressions of Wilder, Henry and especially John Ford "By Synchronized? No, they are by

Cartier?" and attending Nashville Sounds baseball games where foul balls can be liberated; and

WHEREAS, she has also had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of numerous outstanding Tennesseans including Dr. Jane Walters, Mr. Bill Hollings, Ms. Pam "Tutor" Mason,

Mr. Wayne Qualls, Sgt.-at-Arms Joe Webb, Miss Laura Harris, Marilyn Dillihay; former Governor

Ned McWherter, Beecher Frazier, Tammy Dixon, Pam Ash, and the world-renowned Mr. Eddy

Arnold, as well as enjoying the camaraderie of fellow interns and staff of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Zerr was also afforded those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that only an intern with the Tennessee General Assembly can enjoy including being selected by the

Commissioner of Education to read grant proposals for Goals 2000, a picnic luncheon and private tour of the Governor's Mansion, an excursion to the Tennessee State Prison and the privilege of meeting members of the undefeated 1998 National Champion University of

Tennessee Volunteers football team; and

WHEREAS, Sandra will soon never again as an intern view legislative battles from the staff chairs in the Senate Hearing Room, spend quality time in the Senate copy room, distribute calendars and summary packets to the masses, answer constituent phone calls about income taxes or accumulate mileage and live dangerously by traveling the escalators of the Legislative

Plaza; and

- 2 - 00734920 WHEREAS, her outstanding work and tremendous dedication will stand her in good stead as she begins the pursuit of her dream to become a best-selling author and a graduate of the esteemed University of Virginia School of Law leading to a very successful career culminating in becoming the first female Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; and

WHEREAS, she has conducted herself in a meritorious manner and learned through her internship the difference between a textbook about government full of words and the texts of words from which our real government is formed; and

WHEREAS, the only thing besides a congratulatory resolution that could make her internship complete would be a daily serving of fried chicken from Monells, her own personal limousine and driver to traverse I-24 between here and Clarksville, to become the next Mrs.

George Strait or a lifetime supply of M & M's none of which were included in any of the numerous budget amendments, or, budget CUT amendments she filed with the Senate Finance

Committee; and

WHEREAS, Sandra has been eagerly awaiting the opening of Star Wars I: The

Phantom Menace, cheerfully announcing the days remaining until May 19 (which resulted in her driving the research analyst crazy and led to such research analyst procuring opening day tickets! We went, we saw, we ate popcorn!) and she wishes unto all that came to know and love her in the General Assembly a heartfelt, "May the Force be with you!"; and

WHEREAS, Sandra D. Zerr has performed her duties and many responsibilities with extraordinary ingenuity and decorum which in the words of Speaker Wilder translates into "She was good"; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL

ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONCURRING, That we hereby commend and congratulate Sandra D. Zerr on her outstanding service as the state intern to the esteemed Senate Education Committee, Senator Andy

Womack, Chairman and committee staff, Sandi Jones and Jacqueline Nash and express our

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That three appropriate copies of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.

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