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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 692 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Keisling |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0692 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 007953 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor Craig Norris upon the occasion of his |
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| 13 | 13 | | retirement from the Tennessee Wildlife |
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| 14 | 14 | | Resources Agency. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Wildlife Officer Craig Norris is taking a much-deserved retirement from the |
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| 17 | 17 | | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) after dedicating thirty-five years of service to the |
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| 18 | 18 | | State of Tennessee, primarily in Pickett County; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Officer Norris's organizational skills and knowledge of Pickett County |
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| 20 | 20 | | provided great support for the county's residents and the agency mission he served; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, after serving his first two years as a wildlife officer in Van Buren County, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Craig Norris transferred to Pickett County, where he remained for the rest of his career and |
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| 23 | 23 | | became an integral part of the community; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, noted for his dedication to the community's needs and priorities, Officer |
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| 25 | 25 | | Norris always served with his heart, whether he was educating hunters, enforcing boating safety |
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| 26 | 26 | | laws on Dale Hollow Reservoir, conducting school programs, or connecting with hunters and |
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| 27 | 27 | | anglers; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, he particularly enjoyed working the walleye run on the East Fork of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Obey River and interacting with his fellow officers; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, his TWRA commanding officer praised Mr. Norris as "a steady hand and a |
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| 31 | 31 | | great community officer" who approached "even the most stressful situations with a calmness, |
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| 32 | 32 | | experience, and knowledge"; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Craig Norris grew up in Overton County, hunting and fishing with his dad; |
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| 34 | 34 | | his childhood dream was to become a game warden; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, working to fulfill that dream, he obtained a degree in wildlife management |
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| 40 | 40 | | from Tennessee Technological University in 1989 and soon thereafter began his illustrious |
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| 41 | 41 | | career with TWRA; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, his many professional accomplishments aside, Craig Norris is most grateful |
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| 43 | 43 | | for the love and companionship he shares with his wife, Stephanie, who has always supported |
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| 44 | 44 | | him in his career; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Officer Craig Norris has served TWRA and the State of Tennessee with the |
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| 46 | 46 | | greatest acumen and devotion, and he is worthy of our approbation on this special occasion; |
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| 47 | 47 | | now, therefore, |
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| 48 | 48 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 49 | 49 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 50 | 50 | | CONCURRING, that we honor Craig Norris upon the occasion of his retirement from the |
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| 51 | 51 | | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and extend to him our best wishes for much continued |
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| 52 | 52 | | success and happiness. |
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| 53 | 53 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 54 | 54 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 55 | 55 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 56 | 56 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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