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1	1	H.R. No. 2402
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge of Galveston has been named an Unsung
6	6	Hero by the Galveston County Daily News; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Each year, the newspaper asks its readers to
8	8	nominate people they know who have served the community quietly and
9	9	selflessly; those selected as Unsung Heroes are honored in the
10	10	special Profiles edition alongside the Citizen of the Year, and in
11	11	2009, the paper chose to recognize nine residents who helped others
12	12	through the upheaval in the wake of Hurricane Ike; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge is a retired oil rig inspector, an
14	14	antiques dealer, and a property manager for eight homes on
15	15	Galveston Island; he brought neighbors together after the hurricane
16	16	by setting up a gas grill outside the Victorian-style home of a
17	17	friend on Sealy Street and cooking meals for a handful of
18	18	beleaguered neighbors; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Soon, Mr. Beveridge was cooking two or more meals a
20	20	day, often for as many as 20 guests taking a much-needed break from
21	21	the drudgery of cleaning and repairing their houses; local
22	22	residents who had barely known each other shared their stories and
23	23	pitched in to provide food and supplies, while friends of Mr.
24	24	Beveridge drove in truckloads of bulk grocery store items and ice;
25	25	and
26	26	WHEREAS, The genial "head chef of Sealy Street" continued to
27	27	provide his hospitality and culinary skill for some four weeks,
28	28	until the power was generally restored to Galveston's East End; the
29	29	friendships formed at the communal meals have since blossomed, and
30	30	neighbors now happily gather to enjoy his cooking at birthday
31	31	celebrations and other occasions; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge offered sustenance to his neighbors
33	33	when it was most needed, and through his kindness and generosity
34	34	toward others, he turned a time of turmoil into an opportunity to
35	35	build a more close and caring community; now, therefore, be it
36	36	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
37	37	Legislature hereby congratulate Bill Beveridge on being named an
38	38	Unsung Hero by the Galveston County Daily News and extend to him
39	39	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
41	41	prepared for Mr. Beveridge as an expression of high regard by the
42	42	Texas House of Representatives.
43	43	Eiland
44	44	______________________________
45	45	Speaker of the House
46	46	I certify that H.R. No. 2402 was adopted by the House on May
47	47	28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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49	49	Chief Clerk of the House