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By: Morrison H.R. No. 99
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Russell Cain of Port Lavaca has been named the
Volunteer of the Year from Senate District 18 by the State
Republican Executive Committee, and he is being honored at a
special event in Austin on September 27, 2013; and
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Calhoun County, Mr. Cain is
an alumnus of Texas A&I University--Kingsville and has enjoyed a
successful career as a real estate broker and the operator of his
own firm, Russell Cain Real Estate; he belongs to the National
Association of Realtors as well as its Texas affiliate and has held
many positions of responsibility in the Coastal Bend Association of
Realtors; and
WHEREAS, Committed to the principles and values of
conservatism, Mr. Cain has worked tirelessly in support of
Republican candidates at the county, district, state, and national
levels; in addition to his six-year tenure as chair of the Calhoun
County Republican Party, he has twice served as a delegate to the
Republican State Convention, and in 2012, he had the honor of
representing Texas as a delegate to the national convention; known
as an energetic organizer, he has held four Tea Party rallies within
the past two years, and he has helped to galvanize local youth by
establishing the Calhoun High School Republican Club and arranging
several trips to Austin for students to learn more about the
workings of state government firsthand; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding citizen has further benefited his
fellow Texans through his myriad volunteer efforts, which include a
long and illustrious affiliation with the Rotary Club; he is a past
president and district governor of the service organization and has
helped to organize a number of major Rotary events over the years;
moreover, he has filled leadership roles in such local institutions
as the Port Lavaca Main Street Association, the Al Amin Shrine
Temple, Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, and Memorial Medical Center, and he
has spent nearly 15 years on the board of the Gulf Bend MHMR Center;
he is the current director of the Calhoun County Economic
Development Corporation as well as vice president of the local
American Cancer Society chapter, which he has served for a combined
27 years as director and president; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cain was previously recognized as Citizen of the
Year by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1993; he has also been
honored by the chamber of commerce as the 1992 Man of the Year and as
a 2011 Hometown Hero, and in 2000, he was named one of the 25 most
influential citizens in Calhoun County; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cain is blessed with the
love and support of his wife of 17 years and fellow Rotarian, Cherre
Walker Cain; he is a devoted congregant at Grace Episcopal Church,
and in his free time, he is an avid golfer; and
WHEREAS, With his countless hours of political involvement
and community service, Russell Cain exemplifies the highest ideals
of volunteerism, and in so doing he sets an outstanding example of
civic engagement to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Russell Cain
on his selection as Volunteer of the Year from Senate District 18 by
the State Republican Executive Committee and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Cain as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.