1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 628 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Russell Cain of Port Lavaca has been elected the |
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6 | 6 | | 2008-2009 district governor of South Texas District 5930 of Rotary |
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7 | 7 | | International; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cain has been a leading member of the Port Lavaca |
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9 | 9 | | Rotary Club since 1979, with perfect attendance for 14 of those |
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10 | 10 | | years; he has served as club president and assistant district |
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11 | 11 | | governor and, for two decades, as chair of the Rotary Golf |
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12 | 12 | | Tournament; he is a life member of the Paul Harris Society, and in |
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13 | 13 | | 2000, he received the District 5930 Award for Meritorious Service; |
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14 | 14 | | and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The owner of Russell Cain Real Estate, Mr. Cain is |
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16 | 16 | | also a leader in his profession, having served several terms as |
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17 | 17 | | president of the Calhoun County Board of Realtors; a member of the |
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18 | 18 | | National Association of Realtors and the Texas Association of |
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19 | 19 | | Realtors, he has been named Realtor of the Year, and his company won |
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20 | 20 | | recognition in 2006 as the top Coldwell Banker agency in the nation |
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21 | 21 | | in its category; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cain has long been an active community |
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23 | 23 | | volunteer, serving as a director of Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, the |
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24 | 24 | | Gulf Bend MHMR Center, the Calhoun County Economic Development |
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25 | 25 | | Corporation, the Calhoun County Work Activity Center, and the local |
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26 | 26 | | chapter of the American Cancer Society; in addition, he has served |
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27 | 27 | | as president of Hatch Bend Country Club and as chair of the Memorial |
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28 | 28 | | Medical Center Foundation; and |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A director of Port Lavaca Main Street, Inc., and its |
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30 | 30 | | president for 17 years, Mr. Cain demonstrated his deep commitment |
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31 | 31 | | to the preservation of the city's heritage when he purchased the |
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32 | 32 | | historic Main Street Theatre and donated it to the Main Street |
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33 | 33 | | Committee in 1992; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, For all that he has done in behalf of his community, |
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35 | 35 | | Mr. Cain has been named Man of the Year by the local chamber of |
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36 | 36 | | commerce and Citizen of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars; |
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37 | 37 | | moreover, he has received the chamber's Community Service Award and |
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38 | 38 | | a 20th Century Most Influential Citizen Award 2000 for Calhoun |
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39 | 39 | | County; and |
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40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, The selfless efforts of community leaders help |
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41 | 41 | | improve the lives of all Texans, and the citizens of Calhoun County |
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42 | 42 | | are fortunate indeed to count Russell Cain among their fellow |
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43 | 43 | | residents; now, therefore, be it |
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44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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45 | 45 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Russell Cain on his election as |
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46 | 46 | | district governor of South Texas District 5930 of Rotary |
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47 | 47 | | International and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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48 | 48 | | successful tenure; and, be it further |
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49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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50 | 50 | | prepared for Mr. Cain as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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51 | 51 | | House of Representatives. |
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52 | 52 | | Hunter |
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53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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54 | 54 | | Speaker of the House |
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55 | 55 | | I certify that H.R. No. 628 was adopted by the House on |
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56 | 56 | | February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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57 | 57 | | ______________________________ |
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58 | 58 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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