Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0693 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 693
5	5	By Keisling
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Billy Robbins on the occasion of his
13	13	retirement.
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15	15	WHEREAS, it is fitting that we should specially recognize those citizens who have
16	16	performed with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of industry; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Billy Robbins is one such estimable person, who has served since 2012 as
18	18	executive director of the Byrdstown/Pickett County Chamber of Commerce, from which position
19	19	he will soon take his well-deserved retirement; and
20	20	WHEREAS, a 1968 graduate of Pickett County High School, Billy Robbins holds a
21	21	Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Business from Tennessee
22	22	Technological University and has completed a one-year Master of Business Administration
23	23	program; and
24	24	WHEREAS, a proud military veteran, Mr. Robbins served with distinction in the United
25	25	States Army from September 1972 to September 1974, working in Fire Direction Control; and
26	26	WHEREAS, during his military career, he saw duty in the United States, Germany and
27	27	Vietnam; he was trained to give data for 8MM cannon fire in an air mobile unit and also served
28	28	as Headquarters Battery Clerk for six months, reaching the rank of E-5 before receiving his
29	29	honorable discharge; and
30	30	WHEREAS, in 1975, Mr. Robbins became a partner and owner of Robbins Auto Service
31	31	in Byrdstown, which performed repairs and services on all makes of automobiles; he operated
32	32	the business until September 2002 and served generations of customers during those twenty-
33	33	seven years; and
34	34	WHEREAS, offering himself for public service, Billy Robbins was elected Mayor of the
35	35	City of Byrdstown in August 2002 and held that esteemed position until August 2010, rendering
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40	40	sterling service to his community as a full-time mayor who was responsible for all aspects of city
41	41	operations; and
42	42	WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, he is a devout member of First Christian
43	43	Church in Byrdstown, which he has served as a deacon and elder for many years; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Mr. Robbins's remarkable accomplishments as a community leader are
45	45	directly attributable to his reliance on the time-honored values of hard work and common sense
46	46	and his uncommon ability to work well with people from all walks of life; and
47	47	WHEREAS, in his every endeavor, Mr. Robbins has enjoyed the love and support of his
48	48	wife, Judy; his children, Derrick Robbins, Stacy Cross, and Marcy Little; and his grandchildren;
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50	50	WHEREAS, Billy Robbins is wholly committed to the noble precepts of public service
51	51	that have earned Tennessee recognition as the Volunteer State, and he should be specially
52	52	recognized; now, therefore,
53	53	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
54	54	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
55	55	CONCURRING, that we commend Billy Robbins for his honorable and astute service to the
56	56	citizens of Byrdstown and Pickett County and extend to him our heartfelt wishes for a happy and
57	57	fulfilling retirement and every continued success in his future endeavors.
58	58	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
59	59	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
60	60	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
61	61	without House or Senate designation.