SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 950          WHEREAS, On March 31, 2017, at 6:38 p.m., the prayers of   Jeff Hassay and Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, as well as those of their   family and friends, were answered with the birth of a healthy   baby girl, Zooey Maybellene Sophia Lehrer-Hassay; and          WHEREAS, Calling to mind the Dr. Seuss quote, "A person's a   person, no matter how small," Zooey weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces,   and measured 21-1/2 inches in length when she made her   long-awaited arrival; and          WHEREAS, Zooey's birth has brought great happiness not only   to her parents but to her grandparents, Andrew and Nancy Hassay   and Jonathan and Shelah Lehrer-Graiwer, and to her many aunts,   uncles, and other relatives; and          WHEREAS, Both Jeff and Sarah are avid readers, so it is   only fitting to share the following parenting advice, frequently   attributed to Albert Einstein:  "If you want your children to be   intelligent, read them fairy tales.  If you want them to be more   intelligent, read them more fairy tales"; and          WHEREAS, It is also wise to remember that, as J. D. Salinger   famously said, "A child is a guest in the house, to be loved and   respected--never possessed, since he belongs to God"; moreover,   as Mark Twain wrote, we should "note that venerable proverb:     Children and fools always speak the truth.  The deduction is   plain--adults and wise persons never speak it"; and          WHEREAS, Zooey Lehrer-Hassay has already won the hearts of   all who have met her, and it is truly a pleasure to welcome this   fine young lady as an honorary Texan; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th   Legislature, hereby congratulate Jeff Hassay and Sarah   Lehrer-Graiwer on the birth of their daughter and extend to Zooey   Maybellene Sophia Lehrer-Hassay warmest best wishes for a bright   and promising future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for   the family as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.     Uresti                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on May 28, 2017.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate