H.R. No. 2701
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Throughout history, the family has served to
protect, nurture, and strengthen its members, preparing them to
thrive in the greater world, and on July 1 through July 3, 2011,
members of the Harrison-Fields family are gathering to recognize
the importance of this enduring institution in their own lives; and
WHEREAS, The Harrison-Fields family reunions have been a
regular event for more than 15 years, with the number of attendees
ranging from 75 to as many as 150; the event is being held for the
first time in Texas in 2011, and family members from California,
Wisconsin, Alabama, Minnesota, Louisiana, Hawaii, Tennessee,
Illinois, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia are
expected to attend; and
WHEREAS, This year's reunion features the theme, "The Wisdom
of Learning from the Past to Build for the Future," and activities
will include city tours, shopping trips, a picnic, a family worship
service, and a fish fry; the host, John D. Harrison, Jr., has lived
with his family in North Texas since 1969 and is retired from the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and from a career as a Realtor and
mortgage broker; he is a life member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity
and a life alumnus of Alcorn State University in Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, The Harrison-Fields reunion offers those in
attendance an opportunity to reflect on their rich legacy and to
strengthen the bonds that have united their extended families for
generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2011 Harrison-Fields family
reunion and extend to its organizers and participants sincere best
wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Harrison-Fields family as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Mallory Caraway
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2701 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House