| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1496 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Highly regarded in both his profession and his |
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| 6 | 6 | | community, Mike Trimble received the Otis L. Fowler Award from the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Denton Chamber of Commerce in March 2009; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Mr. |
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| 9 | 9 | | Trimble took his first position as a journalist with the Texarkana |
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| 10 | 10 | | Gazette in 1963; he went on to work at the statewide publications |
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| 11 | 11 | | the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Times; he was also the city |
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| 12 | 12 | | editor for the Pine Bluff Commercial, and during this time he met |
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| 13 | 13 | | the former Jane Ramos, whom he later married; Mr. Trimble relocated |
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| 14 | 14 | | to the Lone Star State when his wife was transferred to Weatherford, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and in 1995 he joined the staff of the Denton Record-Chronicle as a |
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| 16 | 16 | | copy editor; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, For the past six years, Mr. Trimble has served as the |
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| 18 | 18 | | opinion editor of the Denton newspaper, writing about local issues |
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| 19 | 19 | | in his daily editorial and overseeing the other opinion pieces and |
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| 20 | 20 | | letters to the editor; in 2006, this esteemed professional won the |
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| 21 | 21 | | highest accolade in editorial writing from the American Society of |
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| 22 | 22 | | News Editors, and as the recipient of the prestigious Otis L. Fowler |
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| 23 | 23 | | Award, Mr. Trimble has been further recognized for his outstanding |
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| 24 | 24 | | work; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mike Trimble has distinguished himself over the |
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| 26 | 26 | | course of his 45-year career with his ability to inform, entertain, |
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| 27 | 27 | | and engage his readers, and he has garnered the lasting respect and |
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| 28 | 28 | | admiration of his readers and colleagues alike; now, therefore, be |
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| 29 | 29 | | it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Trimble on his receipt of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Otis L. Fowler Award from the Denton Chamber of Commerce and extend |
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| 33 | 33 | | to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Mr. Trimble as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Crownover |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1496 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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