| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2644 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Kirbie Day of Maypearl was named National Polled |
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| 6 | 6 | | Hereford Queen on January 17, 2009, during the National Western |
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| 7 | 7 | | Stock Show in Denver; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Day was one of the youngest participants in the |
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| 9 | 9 | | National Polled Hereford Queen competition, where she impressed the |
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| 10 | 10 | | judges with her poise, her past achievements in breeding, raising, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and showing Herefords, and her wide diversity of interests; as |
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| 12 | 12 | | queen, she will attend the national shows in Fort Worth, Denver, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Reno, Keystone, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, and Louisville; her |
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| 14 | 14 | | duties include serving as an ambassador for the breed and the State |
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| 15 | 15 | | of Texas and presenting awards at the livestock shows; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Paul and KayLynn Day, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Ms. Day was encouraged by her father to raise and show heifers and |
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| 18 | 18 | | bulls; often competing against seasoned ranchers, she has a |
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| 19 | 19 | | phenomenal record of success, earning 25 grand champions and the |
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| 20 | 20 | | National Premier Exhibition Award for the show bull, the show |
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| 21 | 21 | | heifer, and premier exhibitor at an event in Kansas City, Missouri; |
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| 22 | 22 | | and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Day is also a talented student and athlete; |
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| 24 | 24 | | currently a senior at Maypearl High School, she is a member of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | National Honor Society, ranks in the top 10 percent of her class, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and serves the student body as vice president; in addition, she has |
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| 27 | 27 | | received all-district honors in softball and excelled in track and |
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| 28 | 28 | | volleyball; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The proud owner of 30 head of Hereford cattle, Ms. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Day has already accumulated 36 hours of college credit and is |
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| 31 | 31 | | involved in embryo transplant work with Dr. Brad Stoud; her |
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| 32 | 32 | | academic goals include attending Texas A&M University, where she |
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| 33 | 33 | | plans to major in animal science and focus on embryo research; she |
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| 34 | 34 | | intends to minor in business and ultimately have a career as an |
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| 35 | 35 | | animal pharmacist or embryo scientist; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Day's title of National Polled Hereford Queen |
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| 37 | 37 | | has been hard earned, and her dedication, ambition, and many |
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| 38 | 38 | | accomplishments foretell a bright future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Kirbie Day on earning the title of |
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| 41 | 41 | | National Polled Hereford Queen and extend to her sincere best |
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| 42 | 42 | | wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors; and, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Ms. Day as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Pitts |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2644 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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