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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 336 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Southerland |
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| 8 | 8 | | SJR0336 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 006081 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to congratulate Wayne Bettis upon his receipt of |
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| 13 | 13 | | the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's |
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| 14 | 14 | | Award. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, it is our privilege to salute those citizens who, through their extraordinary |
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| 17 | 17 | | efforts, have distinguished themselves as community leaders of whom we can all be proud; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, one such noteworthy person is Wayne Bettis, who was recently recognized |
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| 19 | 19 | | at the Greene County Republican Women Lincoln Day Dinner when county GOP Chairman |
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| 20 | 20 | | Brett Purgason presented him with the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's Award; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the award is presented annually to an individual who exemplifies the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Republican platform of freedom, liberty, economic prosperity, and the preservation of American |
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| 23 | 23 | | values through servant-leadership, dedication, and involvement in the Greene County |
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| 24 | 24 | | Republican Party and the community; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bettis was one of the key members of the nonprofit AIDNET |
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| 26 | 26 | | organization that provided assistance following the devastating tornado outbreak of April 2011 in |
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| 27 | 27 | | Greene County; AIDNET remains in operation today, recently assisting victims of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | September 2024 flooding caused by Hurricane Helene; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, he is also active in the USS Greeneville, Inc., group; helped develop the |
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| 30 | 30 | | local ELFS organization, which provides gifts to seniors during the Christmas season; and is a |
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| 31 | 31 | | longtime member of Camp Creek Ruritan Club, serving as national Ruritan president in 1993 |
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| 32 | 32 | | and accomplishing a great deal during his term; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Bettis has worked on behalf of many local, state, and national |
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| 34 | 34 | | Republican candidates and causes, dating back to his father-in-law Wayne Woolsey's county |
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| 35 | 35 | | trustee campaign; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, a business owner, former pilot, author, and former chairman of the Greene |
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| 41 | 41 | | County Republican Party, Mr. Bettis has diligently served his community and his party for many |
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| 42 | 42 | | years, making an indelible mark and improving the lives of others in countless ways; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Wayne Bettis epitomizes the spirit and commitment to community that are |
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| 44 | 44 | | characteristic of a true Tennessean, and it is most fitting that we recognize him at this time; now, |
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| 45 | 45 | | therefore, |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH |
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| 47 | 47 | | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF |
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| 48 | 48 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we congratulate Wayne Bettis upon his receipt of |
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| 49 | 49 | | the 2025 Greene County Republican Chairman's Award, extending to him our best wishes for |
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| 50 | 50 | | much continued success. |
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| 51 | 51 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 52 | 52 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 53 | 53 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 54 | 54 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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