H.R. No. 1337
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Business and civic leader Gene Allen of Kerrville
was appointed to the Texas Funeral Service Commission by Governor
Rick Perry in February 2009; and
WHEREAS, Serving a six-year term that will end in 2015,
Mr. Allen will help to oversee the licensing of funeral directors
and embalmers; members of the commission also enforce compliance
with state regulations concerning funeral homes, cemeteries, and
crematories; and
WHEREAS, After 20 years in the oil and gas industry in West
Texas, Mr. Allen began working in the funeral industry in
Levelland; he took ownership of the Kerrville Funeral Home in 2001;
and
WHEREAS, This outstanding professional has served as
president of the Hill Country Funeral Directors Association and
director of the South Central Region of the Texas Funeral Directors
Association; he has also served on the membership resource
committee of the National Funeral Directors Association, and he is
a member of the Funeral Ethics Association, the American Society of
Embalmers, and the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral
Association; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen also has a distinguished history of
service to his community; he was a Levelland city councilman for
three terms, and in Kerrville he has served as president of the
Kerrville Host Lions Club and as a board member of the Haven in the
Texas Hill Country Alzheimer's care center, the K'Star Youth
Shelter, and the Hill Country chapter of the American Red Cross,
among other organizations; and
WHEREAS, The oversight of the funeral industry in Texas
relies on the service of dedicated and public-spirited individuals,
and Gene Allen has long proven himself to be an outstanding member
of his profession and a leader in his community; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gene Allen on his appointment to
the Texas Funeral Service Commission and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Allen as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Craddick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1337 was adopted by the House on April
23, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House