Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2910
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Diane Lacy has distinguished herself as a Jeff Davis
6	6	County commissioner for six years, and her dedicated leadership has
7	7	greatly benefited her fellow residents; and
8	8	WHEREAS, During her tenure, Ms. Lacy worked diligently to
9	9	promote her vision for maintaining the culture and heritage of Jeff
10	10	Davis County and preserving private property rights; she
11	11	demonstrated an outstanding commitment to fiduciary responsibility
12	12	and prioritizing the needs of the county as a whole, and she served
13	13	as the county representative to the Rio Grande Council of
14	14	Governments Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy added a new chapter to her ranching
16	16	family's proud history of public service; her husband, Chris Lacy,
17	17	served as a county commissioner for 12 years, and his grandfather,
18	18	Herbert Kokernot, Jr., served in that role for a remarkable 67
19	19	consecutive years; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Ms. Lacy is a
21	21	former president of the Davis Mountains Trans-Pecos Heritage
22	22	Association, a grassroots organization that strives to protect and
23	23	preserve private property rights; she continues to chair its
24	24	newsletter, Conservation Roundup, which is distributed free to
25	25	schools to educate young people about ranch life, land, livestock,
26	26	and wildlife management, and writes a serialized story for each
27	27	issue; moreover, she serves on the board of the Big Bend Museum of
28	28	Western Heritage; and
29	29	WHEREAS, This dynamic Fort Davis resident has won numerous
30	30	awards in her professional career as a Western artist and
31	31	photographer, and her work has appeared in such publications as
32	32	Cowboys and Indians Magazine, Cattleman Magazine, and Texas
33	33	Hereford Magazine, as well as in many prestigious exhibitions; in
34	34	addition, she works cattle at her family's Kokernot o6 Ranch and is
35	35	experienced as a location scout and liaison for the ranch, which has
36	36	been featured in national ad campaigns, movies, and such
37	37	publications as National Geographic; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
39	39	life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts
40	40	of Diane Lacy have helped to make Jeff Davis County an even better
41	41	place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby honor Diane Lacy for her exemplary service as a
44	44	Jeff Davis County commissioner and extend to her best wishes for
45	45	success in her future endeavors; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
47	47	prepared for Ms. Lacy as an expression of high regard by the Texas
48	48	House of Representatives.
49	49	Gallego
50	50	______________________________
51	51	Speaker of the House
52	52	I certify that H.R. No. 2910 was adopted by the House on June
53	53	1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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55	55	Chief Clerk of the House