| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2695 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, John H. Turner, Jr., of Ferris has earned the Texas |
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| 6 | 6 | | Farm Bureau District 4 Pioneer Award for his significant |
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| 7 | 7 | | contributions to the association and to agriculture statewide; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Turner joined the Ellis County Farm Bureau in |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1957, and he has served as its president and county board member; at |
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| 10 | 10 | | the county level, he has been a member of the legislative, policy |
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| 11 | 11 | | development, and public relations and parade committees; his other |
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| 12 | 12 | | responsibilities for the Farm Bureau have included committee |
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| 13 | 13 | | assignments for food check-out week, resolutions, membership, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Donald Patman election campaign; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Named Outstanding Conservation Farmer in 1963, Mr. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Turner also received the 2007 Family Land Heritage award and was |
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| 17 | 17 | | honored with the American Legion 50-Year Recognition award; his |
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| 18 | 18 | | outstanding contributions to farming include service on the board |
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| 19 | 19 | | of the Integrated Pest Management program, the County Livestock |
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| 20 | 20 | | Committee, and the Screwworm Eradication program; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Turner has been president of the Ferris Coop Gin |
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| 22 | 22 | | and a board member of the Agricultural Stabilization and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Conservation Service and the Farmers Home Administration and served |
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| 24 | 24 | | on the planning committee for the County Cotton Festival; in |
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| 25 | 25 | | addition, he was a demonstrator for seed varieties, chairman of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | County Program Building committee, and host of the local television |
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| 27 | 27 | | Country Reporter broadcast; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This active community leader has assumed the |
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| 29 | 29 | | responsibilities of director of the Ferris Area Chamber of Commerce |
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| 30 | 30 | | and further contributed to the County Tax Equalization and County |
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| 31 | 31 | | Jury Selection Pool, the FFA finance committee, and the local 4-H; |
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| 32 | 32 | | and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, The agriculture industry contributes vitally to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | economic prosperity of the Lone Star State, and John Turner's |
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| 35 | 35 | | tireless efforts to support important agricultural organizations |
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| 36 | 36 | | and his notable achievements in farming truly merit special |
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| 37 | 37 | | recognition and praise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate John H. Turner, Jr., of Ferris on |
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| 40 | 40 | | earning the Pioneer Award from the Texas Farm Bureau District 4 and |
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| 41 | 41 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all of |
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| 42 | 42 | | his endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Mr. Turner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Pitts |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2695 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 50 | 50 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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