81R20346 JNC-D
By: Pitts H.R. No. 2685
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Edwin and Carol Farrar were named Waxahachie
Outstanding Citizens of the Year for 2008 at the Waxahachie Chamber
of Commerce annual banquet held February 26, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Ellis County for many years, Mr. and
Mrs. Farrar have long devoted their time and energy to enhancing the
quality of life in the city they call home; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Farrar graduated from the University of North
Texas and went on to teach music; this talented musician performs as
a flautist and pianist, and she serves her community as a member of
the Ellis County Museum board and the Historic Depot Restoration
Committee and as a judge for the symphony association's scholarship
tryouts; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Waxahachie High School, Mr. Farrar
attended Texas Christian University and later became a real estate
agent; he has served on the Waxahachie City Council and his efforts
were integral in securing the Superconducting Super Collider
project for the city; in addition, he has shared his time with a
number of organizations, including Historic Waxahachie, the
Waxahachie High School Ex-Students Association board of directors,
and the local Rotary Club, which he currently serves as president;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Farrar are also active in the First
United Methodist Church; she has served as the congregation's music
director, and together they have worked on a number of church
initiatives, including a successful fund-raising effort for a new
pipe organ; other endeavors that have benefited from the couple's
efforts are the Gingerbread Trail Tour of Homes, the Chautauqua
Committee, and the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce; they have also
recently completed two years as co-chairs of the Waxahachie
Symphony Board; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Farrar's many accomplishments are a
source of tremendous pride to their children, Louis, Eric, and
David, as well as their three grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Edwin and Carol Farrar are involved community
leaders; they set a notable example of service to which others may
aspire, and they truly merit special recognition and praise; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to Edwin and Carol Farrar on being
named Waxahachie Outstanding Citizens of the Year for 2008 and
extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Farrar as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.