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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 126
By Sparks
HJR0126
002728
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A RESOLUTION to honor Bill and Trish Nash.
WHEREAS, it is most fitting that we should honor those citizens who, through their
extraordinary efforts, have become leaders of whom we can all be proud; and
WHEREAS, Bill and Trish Nash are such estimable people who evince the greatest
integrity and probity in all their chosen endeavors; and
WHEREAS, high school sweethearts Bill and Trish Nash met at Cohn High School in
West Nashville in the early 1960s and were married shortly thereafter; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nash graduated from Vanderbilt University, and the couple moved to
Memphis, where Bill Nash attended the University of Tennessee Dental School; Bill and Trish
Nash moved again to Blytheville, Arkansas, where Dr. Nash served as a captain in the United
States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, following Dr. Nash's distinguished service, Bill and Trish Nash relocated to
Smyrna, where Dr. Nash began his dental practice; he practiced dentistry from 1972 until taking
his much-deserved retirement in 2011; and
WHEREAS, an active leader in her community, Trish Nash served as regent of the Sam
Davis Home and as a volunteer for several organizations, including Meals on Wheels, the
Smyrna La Vergne Food Bank, the TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, the American Cancer
Society, and the Rutherford County Republican Party; she began the Smyrna and La Vergne
offices of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and served as a member of the board
of directors at First Bank; and
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WHEREAS, Bill Nash is a Rutherford County Master Gardener, a certified Kansas City
Barbecue Society judge, a caretaker of the Templeton Grove Cemetery, and a member of the
Rotary Club of Smyrna, which he previously served as president; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his appointment as a trustee of the Sam Davis Home, Dr.
Nash is an avid runner, and Smyrna Parks and Recreation has, for many years, held the Bill
Nash Dash for Cash as part of the annual road race in honor of his many years of service and
dedication to his community; and
WHEREAS, Bill and Trish Nash are fifty-year members of the Moose Club, and they
continue to be active and involved in their beloved Rutherford County community; and
WHEREAS, devoted to their family, Bill and Trish Nash enjoy the love and support of
their children, Hunter and Beth, and five grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, the success of the State of Tennessee, the strength of our communities,
and the overall vitality of our society depend, in great measure, on the dedication of people such
as Bill and Trish Nash, who use their considerable talents and resources to serve others; and
WHEREAS, Bill and Trish Nash are wholly committed to the noble precepts of public
service that have earned Tennessee recognition as the Volunteer State, and they should be
specially recognized; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we commend Bill and Trish Nash for their honorable and astute service to
the good people of Tennessee and extend to them our best wishes for continued success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.
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