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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Marcus Hill of Watauga was recognized by Texas |
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| 6 | 7 | | Agricultural Lifetime Leadership with a Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 7 | 8 | | in 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership, or TALL, is |
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| 9 | 10 | | a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service that seeks to |
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| 10 | 11 | | prepare men and women for challenging careers in agriculture; |
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| 11 | 12 | | Mr. Hill, a founding member of TALL, has given generously of his |
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| 12 | 13 | | time and resources to the program since its establishment in 1987; |
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| 13 | 14 | | he has continuously served on the program's advisory board and has |
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| 14 | 15 | | further lent his expertise to the TALL cohort selection committee; |
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| 15 | 16 | | and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A native of Sulphur Springs who served as president |
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| 17 | 18 | | of the Texas FFA, Marcus Hill graduated from Texas A&M University in |
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| 18 | 19 | | 1971 with a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and worked |
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| 19 | 20 | | toward a master's degree in educational psychology; he began |
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| 20 | 21 | | selling insurance with National Farm Life during college, and after |
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| 21 | 22 | | his graduation, he was hired full-time by the business and its |
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| 22 | 23 | | subsidiary, Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hill went on to accept increasing levels of |
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| 25 | 26 | | responsibility in Ag Workers, including appointment as its |
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| 26 | 27 | | president in 1988 and as chair of its board of directors in 2006; |
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| 27 | 28 | | and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to Texas agriculture and to youth |
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| 29 | 30 | | who aspire to careers in the field, Mr. Hill serves on the Texas 4-H |
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| 30 | 31 | | Youth Development Foundation Board and chairs the Youth Educational |
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| 31 | 32 | | Activities Committee at the State Fair of Texas; he is a director of |
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| 32 | 33 | | the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and he frequently attends local |
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| 33 | 34 | | stock shows and fairs to support young competitors; in addition, he |
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| 34 | 35 | | is a former member of the Texas FFA Foundation and has served as |
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| 35 | 36 | | chair of the Attorney General's Youth Conference; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan's experience includes membership |
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| 37 | 38 | | on the College of Agriculture Development Council at Texas A&M, the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Chancellor's Council at Texas Tech University, and the Dean's |
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| 39 | 40 | | Advisory Council for the College of Agricultural and Environmental |
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| 40 | 41 | | Sciences at Tarleton State University; he has served as chair of the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Tarrant County Program Building Committee and as a member of the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Farm and Ranch Club of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and the |
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| 43 | 44 | | Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, to name but a |
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| 44 | 45 | | few of the organizations that have benefited from his involvement; |
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| 45 | 46 | | and |
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| 46 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Through his inspired leadership in a wide range of |
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| 47 | 48 | | agricultural endeavors, Marcus Hill has garnered the respect and |
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| 48 | 49 | | admiration of many, and this award justly acknowledges his enduring |
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| 49 | 50 | | service in behalf of the youth of Texas and his contributions in the |
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| 50 | 51 | | field of agriculture; now, therefore, be it |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Marcus Hill on his receipt of a |
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| 53 | 54 | | Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas Agricultural Lifetime |
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| 54 | 55 | | Leadership and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 55 | 56 | | and, be it further |
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| 56 | 57 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 57 | 58 | | prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 58 | 59 | | House of Representatives. |
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