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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kinnan Golemon, a nationally recognized figure in |
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| 6 | 7 | | the field of environmental, natural resources, and energy law, is |
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| 7 | 8 | | to be congratulated on a distinguished career that, as of 2017, has |
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| 8 | 9 | | spanned 50 years; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After earning a degree in industrial management |
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| 10 | 11 | | engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1961, Mr. Golemon |
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| 11 | 12 | | joined the U.S. Marine Corps and remained on active duty until 1964, |
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| 12 | 13 | | serving in Cuba, Okinawa, Taiwan, and Vietnam; he completed his |
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| 13 | 14 | | service with the corps in 1969 at the rank of captain; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, While attending The University of Texas School of |
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| 15 | 16 | | Law, Mr. Golemon worked for the Texas Water Pollution Control |
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| 16 | 17 | | Board, and after graduating in 1967, he embarked on a career as an |
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| 17 | 18 | | environmental lawyer; he went on to practice for 30 years with the |
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| 18 | 19 | | firm of Brown McCarroll in Austin, and in 2008 he became the founder |
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| 19 | 20 | | and president of a consulting firm, KG Strategies; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, For the past half century, Mr. Golemon has provided |
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| 21 | 22 | | expert professional advice to the legislature and others on a wide |
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| 22 | 23 | | variety of complex environmental, energy, natural resources, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | economic issues; as general counsel for the Texas Chemical Council |
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| 24 | 25 | | from 1992 to 2006, he represented approximately 80 chemical |
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| 25 | 26 | | manufacturers; he has also chaired the State Bar of Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, as well as the |
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| 27 | 28 | | American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | Resources and the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law; in |
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| 29 | 30 | | addition, he has given generously of his time and energies to his |
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| 30 | 31 | | colleagues and mentored generations of younger lawyers; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, An inaugural Fellow of the American College of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Environmental Lawyers, Mr. Golemon was named in 2016 as 1 of 24 |
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| 33 | 34 | | "environmental pioneers" by the Environmental Law Institute; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Active in the community at large, Mr. Golemon serves |
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| 35 | 36 | | on the executive committee of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans |
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| 36 | 37 | | Monument and on the advisory boards of the Ronald McDonald House and |
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| 37 | 38 | | the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business at The |
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| 38 | 39 | | University of Texas at Austin; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Kinnan Golemon has made immeasurable contributions |
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| 40 | 41 | | in his field, and it is indeed a pleasure to join with him in |
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| 41 | 42 | | celebrating a major milestone in his exceptional career; now, |
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| 42 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby honor attorney and consultant Kinnan Golemon as |
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| 45 | 46 | | he marks five decades of eminent professional service and extend to |
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| 46 | 47 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for Mr. Golemon as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 49 | 50 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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