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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 336
By Southerland
SJR0336
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A RESOLUTION to congratulate Wayne Bettis upon his receipt of
the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's
Award.
WHEREAS, it is our privilege to salute those citizens who, through their extraordinary
efforts, have distinguished themselves as community leaders of whom we can all be proud; and
WHEREAS, one such noteworthy person is Wayne Bettis, who was recently recognized
at the Greene County Republican Women Lincoln Day Dinner when county GOP Chairman
Brett Purgason presented him with the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's Award; and
WHEREAS, the award is presented annually to an individual who exemplifies the
Republican platform of freedom, liberty, economic prosperity, and the preservation of American
values through servant-leadership, dedication, and involvement in the Greene County
Republican Party and the community; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bettis was one of the key members of the nonprofit AIDNET
organization that provided assistance following the devastating tornado outbreak of April 2011 in
Greene County; AIDNET remains in operation today, recently assisting victims of the
September 2024 flooding caused by Hurricane Helene; and
WHEREAS, he is also active in the USS Greeneville, Inc., group; helped develop the
local ELFS organization, which provides gifts to seniors during the Christmas season; and is a
longtime member of Camp Creek Ruritan Club, serving as national Ruritan president in 1993
and accomplishing a great deal during his term; and
WHEREAS, Wayne Bettis has worked on behalf of many local, state, and national
Republican candidates and causes, dating back to his father-in-law Wayne Woolsey's county
trustee campaign; and
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WHEREAS, a business owner, former pilot, author, and former chairman of the Greene
County Republican Party, Mr. Bettis has diligently served his community and his party for many
years, making an indelible mark and improving the lives of others in countless ways; and
WHEREAS, Wayne Bettis epitomizes the spirit and commitment to community that are
characteristic of a true Tennessean, and it is most fitting that we recognize him at this time; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we congratulate Wayne Bettis upon his receipt of
the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's Award, extending to him our best wishes for
much 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.